Since then, georgia courts have wrestled with how to interpret georgias evidence code and what to do with the body of earlier case law addressing evidence issues. The lawyer and the judge said they were using the new rules of evidence in georgia effective january 1 20. Criminal court do not affect the procedural rules for any national court or. Supreme court of the united states and the united states circuit. The georgia supreme court looks at georgias new evidence. The georgia rule on hearsay will change on january 1 st, when the new evidence code becomes law. The new georgia evidence code, based more or less on the federal rules of evidence, will go into effect on january 1, 20. The new evidence code was a longtime project of the state bar. Justia us law us codes and statutes georgia code 2014 georgia code title 24 evidence view the 2018 georgia code view previous versions of the georgia code.
The textual limitation of former rule 101c to criminal cases has been eliminated. Rule 404, character evidence not admissible to prove conduct. Rules of procedure and evidence international criminal court. Chapter 12 medical and other confidential information. Except for rules governing privilege, the evidence code does not apply to the following situations. Additional amendments were adopted by the court by. Military rules of evidence joint service committee.
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