Judge Posner’s suggestion in his concurrence in U.S. v. Boyce to rewrite the hearsay rule and its exceptions is generating a lot of Debate
Judge Posner in the 7th Circuit, widely regarded as one of the more thoughtful judges, believes that "the 'hearsay rule' is too complex as well as being archaic." In U.S. v. Boyce, Boyce was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was convicted...