Lewis v. Hughs

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• evidence of terms of oral agreement not offered for truth of matters asserted, but as proof of existence of conspiracy
• “Matters surrounding the history of the conspiracy, including statements of coconspirators, may be admissible even if they predate the conspiracy”
• joint venturer’s statement that he had “contract of a husband on a wife,” made fifteen months before joint venture formed, relevant to later joint venture
• testimony concerning oral agreement not hearsay because “not offered for the truth of the matters as serted, but as proof of an ‘operative’ statement”
• “Matters surrounding the history of the conspiracy, including statements of coconspirators, may be admissible even if they predate the conspiracy.”
• “The appropriate statute of limita tions is a matter for the Legislature”

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