The following is the murder statute for the State of Georgia:
ยง 16-5-1. Murder; felony murder
(a) A person commits the offense of murder when he unlawfully and with malice aforethought, either express or implied, causes the death of another human being.
(b) Express malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take the life of another human being which is manifested by external circumstances capable of proof. Malice shall be implied where no considerable provocation appears and where all the circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart.
(c) A person also commits the offense of murder when, in the commission of a felony, he causes the death of another human being irrespective of malice.
(d) A person convicted of the offense of murder shall be punished by death or by imprisonment for life.
Short and to the point, right?
That's it, 4 paragraphs.
The DUI law in the State of Georgia is 20 pages long. That's right, twenty (20) pages full of an assortment of ways legislated by attorneys to defend their clients, that drink & drive.
I will not copy and paste the DUI laws and take up the bandwidth here and boggle your mind with trying to read the law. You can look it up yourself.
Ga. CODE 40-6-391.1...40-6-391.2...40-6-391.3...40-6-392
After gathering your evidence, to charge a person with murder, you read them the Miranda Warning. FIVE sentences long. That is if you want to talk to them.
After gathering your evidence, to charge a person with DUI, you read them Implied Consent; This consists of six sentences and, oh yeah, there are17 additional pages of laws regarding Implied Consent. Then offer them choices of various tests to prove or disprove they are impaired. Then you can charge them or not.
I could go on and on about this, but I do hope you get my point without my rant.
Last edited on Sun Jun 22nd, 2008 10:18 am by RPDII
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