24-6-606. Juror as witness.

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(a)
A member of the jury shall not testify as a witness before that jury in the trial of the case in which the juror is sitting. If a juror is called to testify, the opposing party shall be afforded an opportunity to object out of the presence of the jury.#
(b)
Upon an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror shall not testify by affidavit or otherwise nor shall a juror’s statements be received in evidence as to any matter or statement occurring during the course of the jury’s deliberations or to the effect of anything upon the jury deliberations or any other juror’s mind or emotions as influencing the juror to assent to or dissent from the verdict or indictment or concerning the juror’s mental processes in connection therewith; provided, however, that a juror may testify on the question of whether extraneous prejudicial information was improperly brought to the juror’s attention, whether any outside influence was improperly brought to bear upon any juror, or whether there was a mistake in entering the verdict onto the verdict form.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 24-6-606, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

Cross references

Action by juror on private knowledge as to facts, witnesses, or parties, § 17-9-20. Juror’s competency as a witness, Fed. R. Evid. 606.

Law reviews

For article, “Juror’s Testimony to Set Aside Verdict in Georgia,” see 11 Ga. B.J. 408 (1949). For article, “Justice and Juror,” see 20 Ga. L. Rev. 257 (1986). For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article, “Dancing with the Big Boys: Georgia Adopts (most of) the Federal Rules of Evidence,” see 63 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article, “Georgia’s New Evidence Code: After the Celebration, a Serious Review of Anticipated Subjects of Litigation to be Brought on by the New Legisla-tion,” see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2012). For note, “Addressing Racial Bias in the Jury System: Another Failed Attempt?,” see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 843 (2019). For annual survey on evidence, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 103 (2019).

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