Legal Opinion
United States v. Rickey Lee Harris
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 1990No. 89-1984PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
This appeal from a conviction for armed bank robbery presents us with the interesting issue of whether an attorney’s out-of-court statements may be offered against a defendant as the statements of an agent on behalf of his principal under Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(D). Although there are significant policy concerns which must be considered before the admission of such statements, we believe these concerns are not seriously implicated under the facts of this case and therefore affirm.
I. Background
On November 2, 1988, shortly after 11:00 in the morning, a young black…
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