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Cross-Examining Children In A Productive Manner Under Georgia's Child Hearsay Law, Margaret Ann Shannon
Cross-Examining Children In A Productive Manner Under Georgia's Child Hearsay Law, Margaret Ann Shannon
Georgia State University Law Review
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Criminal Procedure Trial: Amend Provisions Relating To Closed Circuit Television Testimony Of Child Victims Of Certain Sexual Offenses, Jill M. Wood
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act provides that a child victim of rape, sodomy, child molestation, cruelty to children, or sexual assault may testify out of court, and such testimony will be broadcast in the courtroom by way of closed circuit television. During testimony, only the judge, attorneys, camera operators, and a representative of the child may be in the room with the child. The Act does not prohibit the presence of both the child and the defendant in the courtroom at the same time for the purpose of identification.
Crimes And Offenses Threatening Or Influencing Witnesses: Expand Prohibitions, C. Henson
Crimes And Offenses Threatening Or Influencing Witnesses: Expand Prohibitions, C. Henson
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act expands the statute which proscribes threatening or influencing a witness. The Act prohibits threatening an administrative hearing witness and makes unlawful any threats concerning the employment of a witness or of a witness's relative.
Evidence Crime Against Minor Child: Compel Testimony Of Spouse, H. Woodall
Evidence Crime Against Minor Child: Compel Testimony Of Spouse, H. Woodall
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends the provisions of the Code which prohibited the compulsion of testimony from one spouse against another in criminal proceedings. It provides that spouses may be compelled to testify against each other in proceedings in which the husband or wife is charged with a crime against a minor child. A spouse can be compelled to give evidence only as to the specific act for which the defendant is charged. April 16, 1987