Kemp-Backed Measure Seeks Harsher Georgia Gang Sentences
The measure would require that anyone convicted under Georgia's sweeping anti-gang law serve at least five years in state prison on top of any other sentence, restricting judges' ability to reduce sentences and giving prosecutors an unusual right to appeal lesser sentences.
February 07, 2023 at 10:05 AM
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Criminal LawGeorgia senators Monday advanced a bill that would add a mandatory five years to prison sentences for anyone convicted of a gang crime and 10 years for anyone convicted of recruiting minors into a gang.
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