Opinion ID: 561802
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Admitting Portions of the Reports

Text: 41 The magistrate seemed to approach the question of whether to admit the reports as an all or nothing proposition. One of the reasons he gave for excluding the reports is that the files contained inadmissible evidence. On remand, the court need not admit the entire Air Force investigatory file under Rule 803(8)(C). 42 Rule 803(8)(C) by its terms allows only the introduction of the report setting forth factual findings; there is no provision for requiring the admission of an entire investigatory file. On remand, the trial court need only admit the factual findings, including opinions and conclusions, of the Air Force report. See Beech Aircraft, 488 U.S. at 169, 109 S.Ct. at 450. It should not admit any portion of the investigatory file which contains otherwise inadmissible evidence. 43