What is the test for establishing that an official record is trustworthy?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Stone v. Hot Dogger Tours, Inc., B228603 (Cal. App. 2012):
Section 1280 gives the trial court discretion to deem an official record trustworthy if there is sufficient evidence as to the "sources of information and method and time of preparation" reflecting positively on the trustworthiness of the document. ( 1280, subd. (c); see also People v. Parker (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 110, 116.) During initial discussions with the parties as to the potential admissibility of the report, the trial court correctly
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