Title 24

The certificate or attestation of any public officer either of this state or any county thereof or any clerk or keeper of county, consolidated government, or municipal records in this state shall give sufficient validity or authenticity to any copy or transcript of any record, doc…

(a) Upon the trial of any civil proceeding involving injury or disease, the patient or the member of his or her family or other person responsible for the care of the patient shall be a competent witness to identify bills for expenses incurred in the treatment of the patient upon…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “unavailability of a witness” includes situations in which the authenticating witness: (1) Is exempted by ruling of the court on the ground of privilege from testifying concerning the subject matter of the authentication; (2) Persists in…

State, 248 Ga. App. 35, 545 S.E.2d 169, 2001 Ga. App. LEXIS 165 (2001) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-103). Non hearing impaired defendant’s equal protection argument failed when the defendant could not meet the defendant’s burden to show that former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-103 wa…

State, 206 Ga. App. 400, 425 S.E.2d 409, 1992 Ga. App. LEXIS 1648 (1992) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-3-16). Statements about which the friend testified concerning the molestation of the victim by the victim’s stepfather were made when the victim was 13 years old and so wer…

State, 256 Ga. 225, 345 S.E.2d 575, 1986 Ga. LEXIS 754 (1986) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-67). Physician’s opinion of “rape.” — Allowing any question and answer of a physician who examined the victim of an alleged rape which would involve the physician’s opinion stated …

Phillips, 280 Ga. App. 280, 633 S.E.2d 655, 2006 Ga. App. LEXIS 831 (2006), cert. denied, No. S06C1966, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 112 (Ga. Jan. 8, 2007) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-67.1). Noting that “it is proper to consider and give weight to constructions placed on the federal …

— In a motion to set aside a foreign judgment, the standard is identical to that of O.C.G.A. § 9-11-60(d). The defendant must show that the judgment is defective due to lack of jurisdiction over the person or subject matter due to fraud, accident, or mistake, or due to a nonamend…

Evidence. Inadmissible against defendant making, exceptions, §24-4-410. NATIONALITY. Symbols. Judicial notice, §24-2-220. NATURAL RESOURCES. Department of natural resources. Law enforcement officers. Witness fees. Officer required to attend court as witness, §24-13-28. Witness fe…