GA 17-5-55 - GA 17-5-55

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Failure to comply with § 17-5-55 . - No compliance with O.C.G.A. § 17-5-55 was indicated because neither the original nor a copy of a videotaped forensic interview of a child molestation victim was included in the record on appeal from the trial court, and the record did not reflect that the trial court designated a custodian of the evidence or that any evidence log was maintained; when it appears that photographs or audio or video recordings might be needed on appeal by a party, such party should move the trial court to allow duplicates to be admitted into the record in addition to the originals and be retained by the clerk of the court for inclusion in any appellate record, and the trial court should include in the court's order, instructions that the clerk of court in...