Ramon P. Johnson v. United States of America

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• rejecting “a per se approach that brands evidence as insubstantial solely because it bears the hearsay label;” “instead ... evaluating the weight each item of hearsay should receive according to the item’s truthfulness, reasonableness, and credibility”
• noting danger posed to bystanders from ricochet- ing bullets fired by federal agent
• rejecting “a per se approach that brands evidence as insubstantial solely because it bears the hearsay label;” “instead . . . evaluating the weight each item of hearsay should receive according to the item’s truthfulness, reasonableness, and credibility”
• decision of the United States Civil Service Commission removing plaintiff from his position as a special agent in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
• decision of the United States Civil Service Commission removing plaintiff from his position as a special agent in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
• hearsay statements are highly probative where declarants are disinterested witnesses, statements are essentially consistent, and counsel has access to statements prior to agency hearing

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).