§ 33.15 Market Reports; Commercial Lists: FRE 803(17)

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§ 33.15 Market Reports; Commercial Lists: FRE 803(17)

Rule 803(17) specifies a hearsay exception for market quotations, lists, directories, or other compilations if they are generally relied on by the public or by persons in particular occupations. The rule goes beyond compilations prepared for professions and trades to include "newspaper market reports, telephone directories, and city directories."¹⁷²Mortality tables are also admissible. These records are believed to be trustworthy due to "general reliance by the public or by a particular segment of it, and the motivation of the compiler to foster reliance by being accurate."¹⁷³

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^[172] Fed. R. Evid. 803 advisory committee's note.

^[173] Id. See also United States v. Woods, 321 F.3d 361, 365 (3d Cir. 2003) ("Because we are satisfied that the [National Insurance Crime Bureau] database is both necessary and reliable, we conclude that it is precisely the type of evidence that Rule 803(17) envisions. We will therefore approve the District Court's decision to admit Heine's testimony, and hence we will sustain Woods's carjacking conviction."); Jianniney v. State, 962 A.2d 229, 232 (Del. 2008) ("[T]he Mapquest printouts were admitted for the truth of...