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STATE v. ALMANZA

S18G0585.

820 S.E.2d 1 (2018)

The STATE v. ALMANZA.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: October 9, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amelia Greeson Pray, A.D.A., D. Victor Reynolds, District Attorney, Michael Scott Carlson, Deputy Chief A.D.A., John Richard Edwards, A.D.A., John Stuart Melvin, A.D.A., Charles Prescott Boring, Deputy Chief A.D.A., Lindsay Beth Gardner, A.D.A., Cobb County District Attorney's Office, Marietta, Attorneys for the Appellant.

Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, John B. Merchant, III, The Merchant Law Firm, P.C., Marietta, Attorneys for the Appellee.

Andrew Howard Agatston, Andrew H. Agatston, P.C., Marietta, Melvin L. Hewitt, Jr., Isenberg & Hewitt, PC, Atlanta, Donna Coleman Stribling, Solicitor-General, Anna Watkins Davis, Assistant Solicitor-General, William Thomas Kemp, III, Assistant Solicitor-General, DeKalb County Solicitor General's Office, Decatur, Attorneys for the Amicus Appellant.

We granted certiorari to decide whether hearsay identifying the alleged sexual abuser of a child victim is admissible under the hearsay exception for statements made for purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment found in OCGA § 24-8-803 (4) ("Rule 803 (4)"). Under the new Evidence Code, we know that Georgia evidence rules...

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