Georgia Evidence Code

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body of state law evidence code statute collection

The Georgia Evidence Code is the body of state law that governs what evidence is admissible and how it must be presented in Georgia courts.

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Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of state law ⓘ evidence code ⓘ statute collection ⓘ
appliesTo	Georgia appellate courts ⓘ Georgia trial courts ⓘ civil cases in Georgia courts ⓘ criminal cases in Georgia courts ⓘ
basedOn	rules of evidence ⓘ
contains	rules on admissibility of demonstrative evidence ⓘ rules on admissibility of documents ⓘ rules on admissibility of electronic evidence ⓘ rules on admissibility of physical evidence ⓘ rules on admissibility of prior bad acts ⓘ rules on admissibility of prior convictions ⓘ rules on expert opinion testimony ⓘ rules on hearsay exceptions ⓘ rules on lay opinion testimony ⓘ rules on privileges ⓘ
enforcedBy	Georgia trial judges ⓘ
governs	admissibility of evidence in Georgia courts ⓘ presentation of evidence in Georgia courts ⓘ
interpretedBy	Court of Appeals of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia appellate courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystem	common law influenced system ⓘ
purpose	to ensure fair trials in Georgia courts ⓘ to promote reliability of fact-finding in Georgia courts ⓘ to provide uniform rules for evidence in Georgia courts ⓘ
regulates	authentication of evidence ⓘ best evidence rule ⓘ burden of proof rules ⓘ character evidence ⓘ expert testimony ⓘ hearsay evidence ⓘ impeachment of witnesses ⓘ judicial notice ⓘ presumptions ⓘ privileged communications ⓘ relevance of evidence ⓘ witness competency ⓘ
sourceOfLawFor	Georgia attorneys ⓘ Georgia judges ⓘ Georgia litigants ⓘ

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Judicial branch of Georgia → uses → Georgia Evidence Code ⓘ