Publication Date
12-2020
Document Type
Survey Article
Abstract
Even after the seventh year since the implementation of Georgia’s new Evidence Code, Georgia’s evidence rules continue to evolve as appellate courts face new issues and delve into more nuanced areas of the rules. This Article details some of this evolution of the new Georgia Evidence Code, Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) Title 24, by addressing developments of Georgia's evidence rules from the period of June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020. Specifically, this Article addresses (1) limitations on the attorney‑client privilege; (2) admissibility of witness testimony as it relates to late‑identified witnesses, witness competency, and co‑conspirator statements; (3) the Confrontation Clauseas it relates to child hearsay and non‑verbal conduct; and (4) limitations of relevant evidence as it relates to Georgia's Rape Shield Law and evidence of victim seatbelt use in criminal trials.
Recommended Citation
Hall, John E. Jr.; Henwood, W. Scott; and Guarnotta, Leesa
(2020)
"Evidence,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 72:
No.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol72/iss1/9