· 7/1/1879
United States ex rel. Foote v. Johnson County
Citations
- 26 F. Cas. 632
- 5 Dill. 207
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the Legislature intended for Uniform Rules of Evidence to apply to all cases — including criminal cases — despite their placement in a subtitle titled “Civil Procedure.”
- stating that newly discovered evidence was merely cumulative and impeaching without further discussion
- determining, sua sponte, that the Uniform Rules of Evidence, rather than the Federal Rules of Evidence, applied to the underlying case
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Judges: Dillon, Krekel, Treat
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