Legal Opinion
Gentile v. County of Suffolk
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 15, 1990No. CV-87-2359PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. FACTS
A. Fracas with Police
B. Immediate Aftermath
C. State Prosecutions
D. Post-Trial Trustworthiness Hearing
III. STATE INVESTIGATION COMMISSION REPORT
IV. RELEVANCE (RULES 401-402)
V. HEARSAY (RULE 803(8))
A. Public Reports Generally
B. Assumption of Reliability
C. Criteria of Trustworthiness
1. Timeliness
2. Special Skill or Expertise
3. Due Process in Hearings .(a) Contradictory Evidence(b) Procedural Safeguards(c) SIC’s Legislative Mandate
4. Motivation
5. Finality of Findings
6. Conclusion
D. Other Factors (Rules 102,…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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