Edwards v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Sullivan v. United States · Morgan Walton Properties, Inc. v. International City Bank & Trust Co. · 448 So. 2d 404 - Ex Parte Washington · 462 So. 2d 1037 - Vinzant v. State · United States v. Garmany
Most-quoted passages
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“The best evidence rule requires a party who wishes to prove the terms or contents of a writing to introduce the original into evidence if available.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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