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Rationalizing Hearsay: A Proposal For A Best Evidence Hearsay Rule, Michael L. Seigel Jan 1992

Rationalizing Hearsay: A Proposal For A Best Evidence Hearsay Rule, Michael L. Seigel

UF Law Faculty Publications

The enterprise of this article is the theoretical construction of an optimal solution to the hearsay conundrum. Its first task is the elucidation of the premises upon which a rational hearsay rule can be built. Thus, the article starts by exploring the relationship between hearsay doctrine and the foundation of all rational truth-seeking enterprises, inductive logic. The article continues with an examination of the relationship between hearsay evidence and trial dynamics, for a workable rule must take into account the actual functioning of our adversary system.'" This two-pronged analysis leads to the proposal of a "best evidence hearsay rule."


Developments In The Law Of Evidence, Sophia Goodman, Henry C. Karlson, Kathleen M. Mulligan Jan 1992

Developments In The Law Of Evidence, Sophia Goodman, Henry C. Karlson, Kathleen M. Mulligan

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The purpose of this Article is to alert Indiana practitioners to significant 1991 developments in the law of evidence. The Article first discusses Indiana developments. It then briefly highlights Seventh Circuit and United States Supreme Court decisions of note.