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Evidence, John E. Hall Jr., W. Scott Henwood, Jacque Smith Clarke
Evidence, John E. Hall Jr., W. Scott Henwood, Jacque Smith Clarke
Mercer Law Review
This year represents the first full survey period' in which the "new" Georgia Evidence Code, title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.), takes effect. These new rules took effect on January 1, 2013. The rules conform in large part to the Federal Rules of Evidence and have continued to change the face of evidence law in Georgia. Appellate cases are now providing guidance and direction on the courts' interpretation of the rules, and these cases affect litigants' strategies. This Survey highlights cases decided by the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court between June 1, …
Evidence, W. Randall Bassett, Simon A. Rodell, Dmitry M. Epstein
Evidence, W. Randall Bassett, Simon A. Rodell, Dmitry M. Epstein
Mercer Law Review
The 2013 term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit saw a number of precedential opinions dealing with a wide variety of evidentiary issues. Of particular interest to prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys are two Eleventh Circuit decisions applying the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause and a unanimous United States Supreme Court decision dealing with the Fifth Amendment's' right against self-incrimination as applied to psychiatric evidence. A number of published Eleventh Circuit decisions involved non-constitutional issues under the Federal Rules of Evidence, including balancing probative value against prejudicial effect under Rule 403, authentication of audio and video …