Section 16.27 Generally

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1. (§16.27) Generally

The admission of official records to prove the matters asserted in them as an exception to the hearsay rule is founded on the notion that these records are trustworthy because the records are prepared by a person whose official duty it is to record these facts. State v. Blakeburn, 859 S.W.2d 170, 177 (Mo. App. W.D. 1993) (discussing the foundation for admission); Phillips v. Bd. of Adjustment of City of Bellefontaine Neighbors, 308 S.W.2d 765, 768 (Mo. App. E.D. 1958). Because the...