Authenticating computer generated evidence is the topic of the final reading for this week. Many of these issues arise with respect to the “Business Records Exception” to the Rules of Evidence. What is the nature of the “business records exception”?
Authenticating computer generated evidence is the topic of the final reading for this week. Many of these issues arise with respect to the “Business Records Exception” to the Rules of Evidence. What is the nature of the “business records exception”? Why does it even need to exist and what must be shown for it to be invoked? With respect to computer generated business records, are they covered by the “Business Records Exception” and admissible into court? What must be shown for computer generated business records to be admitted into evidence?