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Hearsay
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TortsProf Blog
Best Hearsay Lesson Video Ever
Thanks to AboveTheLaw:I almost wish I could teach Evidence, just to use that video.
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable Seventh Circuit ruling on procedural rights in revocation proceedings
Main May 2, 2006Notable Seventh Circuit ruling on procedural rights in revocation proceedingsThe Seventh Circuit today in US v. Kelley, No. 05-1884 (7th Cir. May 2, 2006) (available here), issued…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Eleventh Circuit approves sentences based on hearsay evidence of uncharged murders
Main December 13, 2005Eleventh Circuit approves sentences based on hearsay evidence of uncharged murdersIn his opinion for the majority in Blakely, Justice Scalia expresses concern about defendants possibly being punished…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Eighth Circuit speaks to post-Bookerreliance on hearsay at sentencing
Main December 9, 2005Eighth Circuit speaks to post-Booker reliance on hearsay at sentencingI see on this official opinion page that the Eighth Circuit has released another large bunch of criminal…
The New York Probate Litigation Blog
The Dead Man’s Statute
The Dead Man's Statute provides that the verbal statements of a person who is dead or mentally incapacitated cannot be testified to at trial by an interested party. To put…
Sentencing Law and Policy
2d Circuit approves use of hearsay at sentencing
Main June 24, 20052d Circuit approves use of hearsay at sentencingThanks to this helpful post at Appellate Law & Practice, I see that the Second Circuit continues to produce notable…