State v. Tuckness’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “1. Any records or copies of records reproduced in the ordinary course of business ... that would be admissible under sections 490.660 to 490.690 shall be admissible as a business record, subject to other substantive or procedural objections, in any court in this state upon the affidavit of the person who would otherwise provide the prerequisites of sections 490.660 to 490.690, that the records attached to the affidavit were kept as required by section 490.680. [[Image here]] 3. The affidavit permitted by this section may be in form and content substantially as follows[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. C & W ASSET ACQUISITION, LLC v. Somogyi

2. “A record of an act, condition or event, shall, insofar as relevant, be competent evidence if the custodian or other qualified witness testifies to its identity and the mode of its preparation, and if it was made in the regular course of business, at or near the time of the act, condition or event, and if, in the opinion of the court, the sources of information, method and time of preparation were such as to justify its admission.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ozark Appraisal Service, Inc. v. Neale