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· 5/27/1963

The People v. Carpenter

Citations

  • 190 N.E.2d 738
  • 28 Ill. 2d 116
  • 1963 Ill. LEXIS 488

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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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