2025 Code of Georgia
Title 24 - Evidence (Chs. 1 — 14)
Chapter 7 - Opinions and Expert Testimony (§§ 24-7-701 — 24-7-707)
Annotations
Research References & Practice Aids
Law reviews.For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article on the 2011 enactment of this chapter, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article, “From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom: The Future of Forensic Science Reform: Garbage In, Garbage Out: Revising Strickland as Applied to Forensic Science Evidence,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 893 (2018).
For article, “From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom: The Future of Forensic Science Reform: A Discouraging Omen: A Critical Evaluation of the Approved Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports for the Forensic Latent Print Discipline,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1103 (2018).
For annual survey on evidence, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 1021 (2020).
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of prescription drugs generally, 38 A. L. R.7th Art. 7.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to prescription drug user concerning particular witnesses, 39 A. L. R.7th Art. 1.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to prescription drug user concerning particular drugs, 39 A. L. R.7th Art. 2.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of medical devices generally, 39 A. L. R.7th Art. 5.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to medical device user concerning particular witnesses, 39 A. L. R.7th Art. 8.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to medical device user concerning particular devices, 40 A. L. R.7th Art. 4.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of automobiles and other motor vehicles generally, 42 A. L. R.7th Art. 4.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to automobile and other motor vehicle user concerning particular witnesses, 43 A. L. R.7th Art. 2.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to automobile and other motor vehicle user concerning particular vehicles, 43 A. L. R.7th Art. 7.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of household items, 44 A. L. R.7th Art. 5.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of electronic devices, 45 A. L. R.7th Art. 4.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of industrial equipment and chemicals, 46 A. L. R.7th Art. 8.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of agricultural equipment, chemicals, and feed, 48 A. L. R.7th Art. 4.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of sporting equipment, 49 A. L. R.7th Art. 1.
Low Copy Number DNA Testing, 52 A. L. R.7th 2.
Products Liability: Necessity and Admissibility of Expert or Opinion Evidence as to Causation of Injury to User of Food Products and Equipment, 52 A. L. R.7th 4.
Necessity of Expert Testimony on Grooming Behavior Involving Sexual Conduct with Child, 53 A. L. R.7th 3.
Products Liability: Necessity and Admissibility of Expert or Opinion Evidence as to Causation of Injury to User of Construction Products and Equipment, 53 A. L. R.7th 8.
Sufficiency of DNA Evidence for Weapons Possession Under State Law, 58 A. L. R.7th Art. 5.
Right of Indigent Defendant in State Criminal Case to Mitigation Expert, 58 A. L. R.7th Art. 6.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to design and manufacture of industrial equipment and chemicals, 74 A. L. R.7th 1.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to design and manufacture of agricultural equipment, chemicals, and feed, 75 A. L. R.7th 3.
Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to design and manufacture of sporting equipment, 76 A. L. R.7th 4.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 24
- § 24-7-701. Lay witness opinion testimony
- § 24-7-702. Expert opinion testimony; medical experts
- § 24-7-703. Bases of expert opinion testimony
- § 24-7-704. Ultimate issue opinion
- § 24-7-705. Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion
- § 24-7-706. Court appointed experts
- § 24-7-707. [Repealed] Expert opinion testimony in criminal proceedings