Title 24 — Evidence
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O.C.G.A. § 24-3-1 Known and established usage
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Admissible in aid of construction, §24-3-5. Mistake in deed, contracts required to be in writing. Admissibility, §24-3-7. EVIDENCE —Cont’d Parol evidence —Cont’d New and distinct subsequent agreement. Admissibility to prove, §24-3-6. Rebut equity. Admissibility, §24-3-6. Receipts…
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-10 Explanation of blank endorsements
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Blank endorsements of negotiable paper may always be explained between the parties themselves or those taking with notice of dishonor or of the actual facts of such endorsements. History. Code 1981, § 24-3-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-16 Hunnicutt v
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State, 194 Ga. App. 714, 391 S.E.2d 790, 1990 Ga. App. LEXIS 319 (1990) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-3-16). 24-8-820 Child was considered “available to testify” under former O.C.G.A. § 24-3-16 only if the child was “competent” to testify within the meaning of former O.C.G.…
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-2 Ambiguities
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Admissible to explain, §24-3-3. Blank endorsements of negotiable paper. Explaining, §24-3-10. Change place of performance. Admissibility, §24-3-6. Collateral undertakings between parties. Admissibility, §24-3-2. Contemporaneous writings. Admissible to explain each other, §24-3-3.…
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-3 Mims v
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State, 314 Ga. App. 170, 723 S.E.2d 486, 2012 Ga. App. LEXIS 143 (2012) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-3-3). When the victim’s statements were derived solely from his or her personal observations, were made within minutes of the crime, and were free of all suspicion, the vic…
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-4 Circumstances surrounding execution of contracts
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The surrounding circumstances shall always be proper subjects of proof to aid in the construction of contracts. History. Code 1981, § 24-3-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-5 Mistake
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Proof by parol evidence, §24-3-7. Parol evidence. Generally, §§24-3-1 to 24-3-10. Performance. Changing place. Parol evidence, §24-3-6. Enlarging time. Parol evidence, §24-3-6. Subsequent agreements. Proof by parol evidence, §24-3-6. Surrounding circumstances. Evidence. Admissibi…
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-50 Newland v
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Hall, 527 F.3d 1162, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 10433 (11th Cir. 2008), cert. denied, 555 U.S. 1183, 129 S. Ct. 1336, 173 L. Ed. 2d 607, 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1348 (2009) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-3-50). Defendant’s statements to a local detective regarding the defendant’s role in …
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-6 Discharge entire contract, §24-3-6
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Enlarge time of performance, §24-3-6. Known and established usage. Admissible in aid of construction, §24-3-5. Mistake in contracts required to be in writing. Parol evidence to prove, §24-3-7. Parol evidence, §§24-3-1 to 24-3-10. Surrounding circumstances. Admissibility to aid in…
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-7 Proof of mistake in deed or written contract
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Parol evidence shall be admissible to prove a mistake in a deed or any other contract required by law to be in writing. History. Code 1981, § 24-3-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-8 CONVEYANCES
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Evidence. Hearsay rule exclusion. Records or documents affecting interest in property, §24-8-803. Hearsay rule exclusion. Records or documents affecting interest in property, §24-8-803. COSTS. Depositions. Criminal proceedings, §24-13-132. Perpetuation of testimony, §24-13-154. 8…
O.C.G.A. § 24-3-9 PERJURY
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Evidence. Guilty plea later withdrawn, plea of nolo contendere, plea discussions. When admissible, §24-4-410. Single witness testimony insufficient, exception, §24-14-8. PERPETUATION OF TESTIMONY, §§24-13-150 to 24-13-154. All parties not ascertained or reached. Proceeding not de…