Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Ernest Detrich, Ahmad Shah Nusraty and Mohammad Dawood Nusraty, Robert Ernest Detrich
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 22, 1988No. 1299, Docket 88-1103PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal we consider whether certain statements were properly excluded as hearsay in the course of a criminal trial. The hearsay rule and its exceptions — set forth in Article VIII of the Federal Rules of Evidence — pose semantic subtleties for a trial court that must rule promptly, but which an appellate court may unhurriedly decipher. Although not always understood, the rule’s redeeming virtue is that it embodies lessons learned from the past, yet retains sufficient flexibility for future development.
Appellant is Dr. Robert Ernest Detrich, a dentist from…
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