Georgia v. Gilmore
Annotate this CaseThe Georgia Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case to decide whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that a video recording presumed to have no discernible audio, which depicted a now-deceased confidential informant (“CI”) purchasing a small bag of suspected methamphetamine from appellant David Gilmore (a fact neither party disputed on appeal), contained testimonial statements prohibited by the Confrontation Clause. The Supreme Court concluded the video recording depicted the CI’s nonverbal conduct but did not depict any nonverbal statements. As a result, admission of the video recording was not barred by the Confrontation Clause. The Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s decision which reached a contrary conclusion.
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