Brewner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

48 state decisions

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1. “Under OCGA § 24-6-613 (b), extrinsic evidence of a witness' prior inconsistent statement may be admitted so long as the witness is first afforded an opportunity to explain or deny the prior inconsistent statement and the opposite party is afforded an opportunity to interrogate the witness on the prior inconsistent statement or the interests of justice otherwise require.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. DANIELS v. the STATE.

2. “Because these provisions of our new Evidence Code were borrowed from the Federal Rules of Evidence, our interpretation of these provisions is guided by the decisions of the federal appellate courts, especially the United States Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 350 Ga. App. 104 - BROWN v. the STATE.

3. “if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless prevention of cumulative evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 350 Ga. App. 104 - BROWN v. the STATE.