Evidence
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Evidence
by John E. Hall, Jr.*
W. Scott Henwood**
and L. Whit Carmon II***
I. INTRODUCTION
In the fifth year following the 2013 amendments to Georgia's Evidence
Code, Georgia courts continue to make strides in shaping and employing
changes from the old Code.1 That said, this year, the Honorable Justice
Britt Grant took special care to remind litigators that, though the new
Code is not so very new in its application, cases can take some time to
make their way to this Court on appeal.'2 Thus, she wrote, the courts
still have work to do in interpreting [it] .,3
This Article addresses those changes and the courts' continued
implementation of the new Georgia Evidence Code codified within the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) Title 24.4 This year's
Survey entails cases spanning from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018.5
Specifically, this Survey addresses the following: (1) admissibility of
*Founding Partner, Hall Booth Smith, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia. Mercer University (B.A.,
1981); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member, Mercer Law Review (1982-
1984); Student Writing Editor (1983-1984). Member, State Bar of Georgia.
**Of Counsel, Hall Booth Smith, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia State University
(B.B.A., 1976); Woodrow Wilson College of Law (J.D., 1978). Former Reporter of Decisions,
Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals. Member, State Bar of Georgia.
***Associate, Hall Booth Smith, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia. University of Georgia (B.A.,
2013); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., 2016). Member, Mercer Law Review (2014-
2016). Member, State Bar of Georgia. Special thanks to Leesa Guarnotta for her research
assistance with this year's Article.
1. See Ga. H.R. Bill 24, Reg. Sess., 2011 Ga. Laws 99 (codified at O.C.G.A. tit. 24).
2. Chrysler Group, LLC v. Walden, 303 Ga. 358, 358, 812 S.E.2d 244, 247 (2018).
3. Id.
4. O.C.G.A. tit. 24 (2018).
5. For an analysis of evidence during the prior survey period, see John E. Hall, Jr.,
W. Scott Henwood & L. Whit Carmon H, Evidence, Annual Survey of Georgia Law, 69
MERCER L. REV. 101 (2017).](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/mercer70&div=11&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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