State v. Donald’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “[w]hen an original public document is deemed authentic without proof by extrinsic evidence as provided in Article 902(1), (2), or (3), a purported copy of the document also shall be deemed authentic when certified as true or correct by the custodian or other person authorized to make that certification, by certificate complying with Article 902(1),(2), or (3).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 775 So. 2d 1054 - State v. Donald

2. “A person born outside of Louisiana may submit a copy of his birth certificate under the raised seal or stamp of the vital statistics registration authority of his place of birth.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 775 So. 2d 1054 - State v. Donald

3. “the substance of the document may be considered trustworthy and clearly admissible under the exception to the hearsay rule for public documents, La. C.E. art. 803(8)[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 775 So. 2d 1054 - State v. Donald