Court Opinion

ID: 9582091
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Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:22:18.66061+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:37:26.392272
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Deen, Presiding Judge,
concurring specially.
In Tanner v. State, 160 Ga. App. 266 (1981), we declined to follow Division 2 of Smith v. State, 158 Ga. App. 663 (281 SE2d 631) (1981), and likewise we modified Garner v. State, 159 Ga. App. 244 (282 SE2d 909), (1981). Blackmon v. State, 158 Ga. App. 665 (281 SE2d 634) (1981) quotes and relies in part on Smith, supra, as to sanctions for nonproduction of scientific reports: “Moreover, even assuming the admission of the testimony to be error because of the state’s technical noncompliance with Code Ann. § 27-1303, appellant has demonstrated no harm thereby.” (Emphasis supplied.) In my opinion, we should clarify the status of Blackmon, supra, that is, to the extent that it conflicts with Tanner, supra, it will not be followed.