Georgia § 24-14-9 - Inferences from evidence or lack thereof.
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§ 24-14-9. Inferences from evidence or lack thereof.
In arriving at a verdict, the jury, from facts proved, and sometimes from the absence of counter evidence, may infer the existence of other facts reasonably and logically consequent on those proved. (Code 1981, § 24-14-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.) History of section. - Former Code Section 24-4-9, which contained comparable provisions to this Code section, as effective January 1, 2013, was derived from the decisions in Beall v. State, 68 Ga. 820 (1882); Castleberry v. City of Atlanta, 74 Ga. 164 (1885); Brown v. Matthews, 79 Ga. 1 , 4 S.E. 13 (1887); and White v. Hammond, 79 Ga. 1 82 , 4 S.E. 102 (1887). Law reviews. - For article, "The Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur in Georgia," see 9 Ga. B.J. 31 (1946). For note, "Res Ipsa Loquitur and its Application in Georgia," see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 427 (1963).
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