2021 Georgia Code
Title 24 - Evidence
Chapter 8 - Hearsay
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 24-8-802. Hearsay Rule
Hearsay shall not be admissible except as provided by this article; provided, however, that if a party does not properly object to hearsay, the objection shall be deemed waived, and the hearsay evidence shall be legal evidence and admissible.
(Code 1981, §24-8-802, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.)
Cross references.- The rule against hearsay, Fed. R. Evid. 802.
Law reviews.- For article, "Dancing with the Big Boys: Georgia Adopts (most of) the Federal Rules of Evidence," see 63 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2011).
JUDICIAL DECISIONSANALYSIS
- General Consideration
- Application
- Objections
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Admissibility of testimony concerning extrajudicial statements made to, or in presence of, witness through interpreter - state cases, 97 A.L.R.6th 567.
Admissibility of testimony concerning extrajudicial statements made to, or in presence of, witness through an interpreter - federal cases, 91 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 187.
