Legal Opinion
People v. Kirtdoll
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 16, 1974No. 16; Docket 54,569PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
Whether the Michigan business entry statute 1 authorizes the admission into evidence of a hospital record in a criminal trial is the jurisprudentially significant issue in this case. The issue was first raised almost 35 years ago by this Court in People v Lewis, 294 Mich 684; 293 NW 907 (1940). There we held that admission of such records in a criminal case "without calling the maker thereof’ would deny the accused his consti tutional right to confront his accusers. US Const, Am VI; Const 1963, art 1, § 20.
In its 35-year-long history, Lewis has been cited a number of times in this Court and…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Siirila v. BarriosMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. CaldwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. SmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. HendersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- S C Gray, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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