Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Awon, No. 96-1916 (1st Cir.) (135 F.3d 96) (February 2, 1998) (Judge Frank M. Coffin) by Here the Court delved into the "Doctrine of Completeness", stressing that it is a remedy to prevent misunderstandings, not a tool to be used to permit the admission of otherwise inadmissible evidence. …

U.S. v. Glover, No. 95-3346 (7th Cir.) (101 F.3d 1183) (December 2, 1996) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner) by This case explores the right of a party against whom a fragmentary statement has been introduced to demand the admission of additional portions of the entire document, as spelled out in Fed.R.Evid. …

U.S. v. Houlihan, No. 95-1614 (1st Cir.) (92 F.3d 1271) (August 22, 1996) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by Case affirmed trial court's discretion to permit use of fragmentary statements so long as it determines that they are not misleading or prejudicial.