GA 16-3-1 - GA 16-3-1

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Section raises defense for purpose of protecting children from consequences of criminal guilt. - Statute did not provide that a person under 13 years of age was incapable of performing an act which was designated a crime under the laws of this state; it simply raised a defense for such a person because of social desirability of protecting those no more than 12 years of age from consequences of criminal guilt. K.M.S. v. State, 129 Ga. App. 683 , 200 S.E.2d 916 (1973). Child not guilty of contributory negligence for violation of laws. - In a personal injury action by a 10-year-old child, since the child could not be found guilty of violating the criminal law, the trial court erred by charging that the child could be guilty of contributory negligence per se for violating ce...