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· 3/31/1978

United States v. Glen Williams

Citations

  • 571 F.2d 344

How courts have described this case

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

  • giving same interpretation to F.R.E. 803(5), which is identical to V.R.E. 803(5)
  • “touchstone for admission of evidence as an exception to the hearsay rule has been the existence of circumstances which attest to its trustworthiness”
  • “[b]y signing and swearing to” the writing, declarant adopted a writing prepared by law enforcement officer based on discussions between the two
  • “By signing and swearing to the statement, [the declarant] adopted it.”

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Judges: Edwards, Lively, En-Gel

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