What is the purpose of the business records exception to the hearsay rule?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moreno, D064526 (Cal. App. 2016):
The purpose of the business records exception to the hearsay rule is "to eliminate the necessity of calling each witness and to substitute the record of the transaction instead." (People v. Crosslin (1967) 251 Cal.App.2d 968, 975.)
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