declarations of intention
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From 290 U.S. 96 - Shepard v. United States · 1933Most cited · 912 citing opinions
Declarations of intention, casting light upon the future, have been sharply distinguished from declarations of memory, pointing backwards to the past. There would be an end, or nearly that, to the rule against hearsay if the distinction were ignored.