Challenging Public Investigative Reports: How to Fight the Hearsay Exception

Authors

Steven P. Grossman, University of Baltimore School of LawFollow
Stephen J. Shapiro, University of Baltimore School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1991

Abstract

This paper discusses how attorneys can argue against having government and public reports admitted into evidence at trial that would be damaging to their client. When this paper was done, such reports were admitted via Federal Rule of Evidence 803(8)(C). The authors argue that it is possible to challenge admission of factual findings in public reports despite various court decisions which make this difficult.

Recommended Citation

Challenging Public Investigative Reports: How to Fight the Hearsay Exception, 27 Trial 61 (Feb. 91)