Jianniney v. State

BERGER, Justice:

In this appeal we consider whether Mapquest printouts of distances and driving times are admissible. The trial court admitted the Mapquest printouts, over appellant’s objection, under the hearsay exception for “published compilations, generally used and relied upon by the public or by persons in particular occupations.” 1 There was no evidence, however, to support the trial court’s implicit finding that the Mapquest information is, in fact, generally used and relied upon. The only foundation for the introduction of this evidence was one witness’s statement that he was familiar…