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Baptiste v. State

Citations

  • 706 S.E.2d 442
  • 288 Ga. 653
  • 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 443
  • 2011 Ga. LEXIS 161

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  • finding that, under the best evidence rule, an officer’s testimony regarding the contents of an affidavit was admissible when it was established that the original search warrants and affidavits had been lost
  • finding that, under the best evidence rule, an officer’s testimony regarding the contents of an affidavit was admissible when it was established that the original search warrants and affidavits had been lost
  • “A trial court is authorized to give a requested jury instruction if there was produced at trial 17 slight evidence supporting the theory of the jury charge.”
  • applying the rule to search warrants and affidavits

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Judges: Benham

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