· 5/27/1963
The People v. Carpenter
Citations
- 190 N.E.2d 738
- 28 Ill. 2d 116
- 1963 Ill. LEXIS 488
How courts have described this case
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- finding that hearsay rests on the credibility of someone other than the in-court asserter
- finding that hearsay rests on the credibility of someone other than the in-court asserter
- “The fundamental purpose of the hearsay rule was and is to test the real value of testimony by exposing the source of the assertion to cross-examination by the party against whom it is offered.”
- “The fundamental purpose of the hearsay rule was and is to test the real value of testimony by exposing the source of the assertion to cross-examination by the party against whom it is offered.”
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Judges: William G. Clark
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