...enforcement personnel, or (C) in civil actions and proceedings and against the Government in criminal cases, factual findings resulting from an investigation made...other circumstances indicate lack of trustworthiness." See also, Stecyk v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. } 15.384 (ED Pa. 1998) (finding...

...office or agency, (b) matters which were observed and reported pursuant to a duty imposed by law, or (c) factual findings resulting from an investigation made pursuant to authority granted by law. Mere compilations by a public official of unverified hearsay statements — whether or not computerized...

...prohibition. Of particular interest are: Rule 803(8), which permits the admission of public reports containing "factual findings resulting from an investigation made pursuant to authority granted by law;" Rule 803(18), which permits the introduction of material from "learned treatises," defined as published...

...exception, the audit committee report would have to be a report of a public office or agency setting forth "factual findings resulting from an investigation made pursuant to authority granted by law." The audit committee report fails to meet the threshold prerequisite— it was not prepared by a public...

...preparation indicates lack of trustworthiness." The caveat under the public records exception reads "unless the sources of information or other circumstances indicate lack of trustworthiness." Thus, whether or not the team members anticipate that various reports will be introduced as evidence, they...

...in criminal cases, factual findings resulting from an investigation made pursuant to authority ited by law, unless the sources of information or other circumstances indicate lack of x so in essence, we are dealing with an admission within hearsay. Pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)8...

...enforcement personnel, or (C) in civil actions and proceedings and against the Government in criminal cases, factual findings resulting from an investigation made...other circumstances indicate lack of trustworthiness. ******* To support his arguments that the drug ledgers are admissible under one of the cited hearsay...

...of the public record exception to the rule against hearsay. Federal Evidence Rule 803 (8) (c) admits "factual findings resulting from an investigation made pursuant to authority granted by law." Do such admissible factual findings include evaluative opinions contained in reThe Legal Framework...

...enforcement personnel, or (C) in civil actions and proceedings and against the Government in criminal cases, factual findings resulting from an investigation made...other circumstances indicate lack of trustworthiness." 12 See Nagle v. Superior Court, 34 Cal. Rptr.2d 281 (Cal. App. 1994) ("heads of agencies and other...

...enforcement personnel, or (C) in civil actions and proceedings and against the Government in criminal cases, factual findings resulting from an investigation made...other circumstances indicate lack of trustworthiness. (9) Records of vital statistics. — Records or data compilations, in any form, of births, fetal deaths,...