People v. Mack

Interesting questions of law arose during the rape trial of Leonard Mack as to whether defendant could offer laboratory reports, furnished him by the People, into evidence under the business records exception to the hearsay rule, and if not, whether defendant could call an expert medical witness to render an opinion based on reports not in evidence.

Defendant was on trial for one count of rape in the first degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. On the People’s direct case, testimony was received from a Dr. Walter Friedman, who stated that, in the course…