· 6/26/1991
Perry Moss, Jr., and Rosalind E. Moss v. Ole South Real Estate, Inc., Perry Moss, Jr., and Rosalind E. Moss v. Ole South Real Estate, Inc.
Citations
- 933 F.2d 1300
- 33 Fed. R. Serv. 609
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 13111
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- holding that “the party opposing the admission of the report must prove the report’s untrustworthiness” under Federal Rule of Evidence 803(8)
- holding that \the party opposing the admission of the report must prove the report's untrustworthiness\ under Federal Rule of Evidence 803(8)
- explaining that “many government reports, as with many expert witnesses, have to rely in part on hearsay evidence, and the reports are not generally excluded for this reason”
- explaining that, under almost identical federal rule, general distrust of out-of-court declarants underpinning hearsay rules does not apply to government officials preparing official documents unless proven otherwise
- explaining that, under almost identical federal rule, general distrust of out-of-court declarants underpinning hearsay rules does not apply to government officials preparing official documents unless proven otherwise
- explaining that the public records hearsay exception is premised on “public officials doing their legal duties,” such that the usual “distrust” of statements made by out-of-court declarants does not apply
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Judges: Higginbotham, Johnson, Williams
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