The hearsay exception for dying declarations applies only if the declarant believed that his or her own death was imminent when he or she made the statement.

Lankford v. Idaho, 500 U.S. 110, 127 (1991) (Court, quoting itself with approval, refers to the "truth-seeking functions of trials"; matter at issue: absence of notice of possible death penalty and effect on participation of counsel in sentencing proceedings).The determination of facts and the accurate determination of facts are important purposes of the process of proof and the law of evidence in America.

United States v. Lauersen, 348 F.3d 329, 342 (2d Cir. 2003) (upholding trial court's admission of billing records as business records because the qualified witness was able to lay a foundation under Rule 803(6) as he....The hearsay exception for "business records" created by Federal Rule of Evidence 803(6) or a comparable State rule applies only (i) the record is based on the personal knowledge of an entrant with a business duty to record the event or other such matter or (ii) if the record of the event is based on the personal knowledge of a person who had a business duty to transmit the information about the event or other matter to the person or persons who made the record and had a business duty to do so. A person has a "business duty" if the person has a duty to an organization by reason of law, contract, employment relationship, or other such matter to record or report an event, condition, opinion, or other matter to which the business records exception to the hearsay rule may apply.

United States v. Whittington, 783 F.2d 1210, 1214-1215 (5th Cir. 1986) (upholding trial court's admission into evidence of the lease agreement because it "was sufficiently identified by identification of its signature page," as....A person's handwriting may be authenticated by a lay witness -- i.e., a lay witness may identify the author of handwriting -- if the witness is personally familiar with the putative author's handwriting and the witness did not acquire such familiarity for purposes of the litigation.