Houston v. State

I fully concur on the basis of the following legislative history.

The Official Code of Georgia Annotated became effective on November 1, 1982. OCGA § 1-1-9. The legislative intent on the adoption of the Code is stated in OCGA § 1-1-2: “The enactment of this Code is intended as a recodification, revision, modernization, and reenactment of the general laws of the State of Georgia which are currently of force. . . . Except as otherwise specifically provided by particular provisions of this Code, the enactment of this Code by the General Assembly is not intended to alter the substantive law in…