United States v. Baker
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
693 F.2d 183 (D.C. Cir. 1982)
Relevant factsFree
Baker (defendant) was charged with fraudulently selling stolen treasury checks to an undercover agent, and the prosecution introduced Form 1133s that the checks' intended payees (outside individuals, not government employees) had filled out stating they never received the checks; the trial court admitted the forms as business records of the Treasury Department, and Baker was convicted and appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, if the declarant on a purported business record is an outsider, the document falls within the business records exception to the hearsay rule.