Bohler-Uddeholm America, Inc. v. Ellwood Group
247 F.3d 79 (3d Cir. 2001) Cited 635 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that Pennsylvania law allows use of extrinsic evidence to establish a latent ambiguity
Shepard v. United States
290 U.S. 96 (1933) Cited 415 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that hearsay testimony regarding the declarant's intended future acts or present state of mind is admissible
Bui v. DiPaolo
170 F.3d 232 (1st Cir. 1999) Cited 99 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that in a habeas case only issues certified for appeal in the certificate of appealability can be reviewed by the appellate court
United States v. Tse
375 F.3d 148 (1st Cir. 2004) Cited 59 times 1 Legal AnalysesFinding that the district court ‘adequately limited the jury's consideration of [certain Rule 404(b) ] evidence’ when the court instructed the jury that it could not use that evidence ‘to make a propensity inference’ and that the jury could use that evidence to determine only the defendant's ‘knowledge and intent’
U.S. v. Wright
363 F.3d 237 (3d Cir. 2004) Cited 53 timesFinding statement made in course of confidential relationship as a factor supporting trustworthiness under the residual hearsay exception
United States v. Bailey
581 F.2d 341 (3d Cir. 1978) Cited 115 timesAffirming admission of hearsay despite a lack of notice under 804(b) because the declarant became unavailable only after trial began, thus making it impossible for the proponent to give earlier notice
Rule 804 - Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay-When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness
Fed. R. Evid. 804 Cited 3,951 times 32 Legal AnalysesRecognizing an exception to the hearsay exclusionary rule when the party against whom the statement is offered has engaged in wrongdoing which procures the unavailability of the declarant
Rule 807 - Residual Exception
Fed. R. Evid. 807 Cited 1,559 times 11 Legal AnalysesRequiring "sufficient guarantees of trustworthiness" under the residual exception to the hearsay rule