The punishments prescribed by this Code shall be assessed only after a legal adjudication of guilt in a court having jurisdiction.
O.C.G.A. § 17-10-13
Legal adjudication of guilt in court having jurisdiction to precede assessment of punishment
— Penal Code 1895, § 20; Penal Code 1910, § 20; Code 1933, § 27-2509.
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