26 Wash. App. 184 - State v. Tharp’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “The motel registration slip went right to the heart of the issue of whether Tharp had the automobile in his possession shortly after it was stolen. There was no evidence that the record was reliable. The motel clerk who registered the guest did not testify and there was no evidence that he verified the identity of the guest. Tharp was not personally identified nor was the handwriting on the slip identified as his. In the absence of any independent evidence connecting Tharp with the guest who registered at the motel, the "sources of information" for the registration slip do not justify its admission. See United States v. Scallion, 533 F.2d 903 (5th Cir. 1976); United States v. Pearson, 508 F.2d 595 (5th Cir. 1975); United States v. Greiser, 502 F.2d 1295 (9th Cir. 1974); Admission of the registration slip was prejudicial error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 53 Wash. App. 854 - State v. Monson