A juror shall not act on his or her private knowledge respecting the facts, witnesses, or parties.
History. Civil Code 1895, § 5337; Civil Code 1910, § 5932; Code 1933, § 110-108; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 32/HB 24.
History of Code section.
This Code section is derived from the decisions in Chattanooga, R. & C. Ry. Co. v. Owen, 90 Ga. 265 , 15 S.E. 853 (1892) and Pettyjohn v. Liebscher, 92 Ga. 154 , 17 S.E. 1007 (1893).
Cross references.
Juror as witness, § 24-6-606 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.
Law reviews.
For article discussing swearing a juror as a witness, see 11 Ga. B.J. 321 (1949).
For comment on Tumlin v. State, 88 Ga. App. 713 , 77 S.E.2d 555 (1953), holding that a juror is competent to testify in a felony case against the accused and defendant is not deprived of right to fair trial, see 16 Ga. B.J. 346 (1954).
For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).
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