{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-10-1008","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 24-10-1008","heading":"Functions of court and jury.","body":"When the admissibility of other evidence of the contents of writings, recordings, or photographs under the rules of evidence depends upon the fulfillment of a condition of fact, the question of whether the condition has been fulfilled is ordinarily for the court to determine in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 24-1-104; provided, however, that when an issue is raised as to:\n(1) Whether the asserted writing, recording, or photograph ever existed;\n(2) Whether another writing, recording, or photograph produced at the trial is the original; or\n(3) Whether other evidence of the contents correctly reflects the contents,\nthe issue is for the trier of fact to determine as in the case of other issues of fact.","path":["TITLE 24 EvidenceCHAPTER 99.","CHAPTER 10 Best Evidence Rule"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.24.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"c00b9ed3cfa073a2d615ca2bdb3b22708c3eacb985d67afb8384f219ccaaf3a1","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-10-1007","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-11-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}