United States v. Zenni

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• holding that “utterances of . . . [bettors] telephoning in their bets were nonassertive verbal conduct, offered as relevant for an implied assertion to be inferred from them, namely that bets could be placed at the premises being telephoned.”
• unidentified telephone callers directing the placing of bets on sports events admissible as nonhearsay evidence that the premises were used for illegal bookmaking
• unidentified telephone callers directing the placing of bets on sports events admissible as nonhearsay evidence that the premises were used for illegal bookmaking
• callers placing bets did not intend to assert that they were telephoning a betting establishment, so the statements were not hearsay when offered for that purpose
• callers placing bets did No. 18-1935 11 counter the defendants’ argument that the entire report is ad- missible under the business records exception. See FED. R. EVID. 803(6). That exception applies if five conditions are met: (1
• reviewing history of treatment of implied assertions

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