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Civil Litigation,
Criminal

Oct. 28, 2019

Official records hearsay exception

The objective of this article and self-study test is to review the law regarding the official records exception to the hearsay rule: EC Sections 1280-1284.

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Elia V. Pirozzi

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In both civil and criminal cases, official records are often necessary to establish essential facts. When the records are used to prove the truth of the matter that they relate, they are considered hearsay and must meet the foundational ...

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