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White Collar Crime: A Legal Overview, Paul Marcus Apr 1983

White Collar Crime: A Legal Overview, Paul Marcus

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The Hearsay Exception For Public Records In Federal Criminal Trials, Vincent C. Alexander Jan 1983

The Hearsay Exception For Public Records In Federal Criminal Trials, Vincent C. Alexander

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The hearsay exception for "public records" was recognized at common law and has been further developed in most jurisdictions by statute. The reliability of public records is said to derive from the presumption of regularity and accuracy that attends the recording of events by public officials. As with the hearsay exception for recordsmade in the regular course of a private business, the reliability of many public records is enhanced by the routine and repetitive circumstancesunder which such records are made. An additional justificationfor the admission of public records is public convenience: If government employees are continually required to testify in …


Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Thomas E. Baker Jan 1983

Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Thomas E. Baker

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The New Sentencing Law, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1983

The New Sentencing Law, Paul C. Giannelli

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No abstract provided.