Hearsay is any statement that was made out of court, that is now repeated in court by anyone other than the person who made the statement, to prove the truth of the matter asserted. If a statement is considered hearsay, then it cannot be used in court. The idea behind the hearsay rule is that it would be better if the person who made the original statement could be in court to talk about it, then having someone who overheard the statement talk about it in court. For a statement to be considered hearsay, it has to:
- Be made out of court;
- Be repeated in court by someone who did not make the statement; and
- Be used in court to prove what is said in the statement. #hearsay, #hearsayevidence,
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