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EVIDENCE Rape Shield Statute: Provide Qualified Two-Part Requirement for Admission of Complainant's Past Sexual History

The Act amends Georgia's Rape Shield Act by providing that evidence of the complainant's past sexual behavior may be introduced if it directly involved the defendant and could have led him to reasonably believe the complainant consented to sexual intercourse. Evidence of a complainant sexual history

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PENAL INSTITUTIONS Prisons and Pardons/Paroles Reform

The new legislation establishes alternatives to incarceration which may be considered by the sentencing judge, increases reporting responsibilities of probationers, modifies procedures for jail construction, increases fines to fund jail construction, establishes bond forfeiture procedures, and institutes a program which allows judges to release prisoners on their own recognizance or

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CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Limited Partnerships: Amend Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act

The Act amends the limitations on names available to limited partnerships, provides for the merger of a limited partnership with a corporation, permits a general partner to maintain the confidentiality of reasonable trade secrets, provides for interim redemption of partnership interests, and alters public notice requirements as they affect the

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