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  2. Declaration against interest - Wikipedia

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    The admissibility of evidence under the declaration against interest exception to the hearsay rule is often limited by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. A declaration against interest differs from a party admission because here the declarant does not have to be a party to the case but must have a basis for knowing that the ...

  3. Hearsay in United States law - Wikipedia

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    Hearsay is testimony from a witness under oath who is reciting an out-of-court statement that is being offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted. The Federal Rules of Evidence prohibit introducing hearsay statements during applicable federal court proceedings, unless one of nearly thirty exemptions or exceptions applies. [1]

  4. Outcry witness - Wikipedia

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    Texas allows testimony from the first person the victim reported the crime to, and the outcry witness must be over the age of 18. [ 3 ] California has more general hearsay exceptions, including PC 273(d), which specifically address child abuse, along with a long list of items, such as confessions, mental health, and deathbed statements.

  5. Present sense impression - Wikipedia

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    Under the Federal Rules of Evidence [FRE 803(1)], [1] a statement of present sense impression is an exception to the prohibition on use of hearsay as evidence at a trial or hearing, and is therefore admissible to prove the truth of the statement itself (i.e. to prove that it was in fact cold at the time the person was speaking, or to prove that ...

  6. Party admission - Wikipedia

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    The rationale for a party admission exception to hearsay exclusion can be mostly easily understood by reference to the rationale for the hearsay rule itself. Affidavit evidence consisting of out-of-court statements is not subject to cross-examination. Affidavit evidence is thought to detract from the truth-finding mission of a trial.

  7. Hearsay - Wikipedia

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    Hearsay evidence is covered by sections 16-22 of the Evidence Act 2006. Previously inadmissible, the 1989 decision of the Court of Appeal in R v Baker created a common law exception to the hearsay rule based on reliability, which was codified in the Evidence Act. Pursuant to s 4(1) of the act, a hearsay statement is a statement made by someone ...

  8. Learned treatise - Wikipedia

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    Under the Federal Rules of Evidence 803 (18), either party can introduce a learned treatise as evidence, irrespective of whether it is being used to rebut the opposing party. Such texts are now considered an exception to hearsay, with two limitations: [3] For the learned treatise to be introduced, there must be an expert witness on the stand;

  9. Federal Rules of Evidence - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Rules of Evidence settled on one of these four definitions and then fixed the various exceptions and exemptions in relation to the preferred definition of hearsay. On the other hand, the law of privileges remains a creature of federal common law under the Rules, rather than the subject of judicial interpretation of the text of the rule.