It shall be the right of a witness to be examined only as to relevant matters and to be protected from improper questions and from harsh or insulting demeanor.
(Code 1981, §24-6-623, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Abuse of witness by counsel as ground for new trial or reversal, 4 A.L.R. 414.
Propriety of cross-examining witness as to illicit relations with defendant in criminal case, 25 A.L.R.3d 537.
Privilege of witness to refuse to give answers tending to disgrace or degrade him or his family, 88 A.L.R.3d 304.
ARTICLE 3 USE OF SIGN LANGUAGE AND INTERMEDIARY INTERPRETER IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Cross references.
- Arrest of hearing impaired persons, § 17-4-30.
Law reviews.- For article on the 2011 enactment of this article, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).