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What are hearsay exclusions?
Hearsay exclusions are statements that are excluded from the hearsay rule and are not considered to...
What are the California-specific hearsay exceptions that don't care whether the witness is available or not?
(1) Spontaneous Statements (2) Judgements of Conviction
What are the Federal hearsay exceptions that don't care whether the witness is available or not?
(1) Present Sense Impression (2) Excited Utterance (3) Present State of Mind (4) Present Physical or...
What are the California-specific hearsay exceptions requiring unavailability of the witness?
(1) Past Physical Condition or State of Mind (when at issue) (2) Statement Describing Infliction or...
What are the Federal hearsay exclusions?
(1) Prior Inconsistent Statements (2) Prior Consistent Statements (3) Prior Statements of Identifica...
What is hearsay?
Hearsay is an out of court statement used to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Note, however,...
What are the Federal hearsay exceptions requiring unavailability of the witness?
(1) Former Testimony (2) Statement Against Interest (3) Dying Declaration (4) Statement of Personal...
What is a hearsay exception?
Hearsay exceptions are statements that are, technically, hearsay. However, the court has made an exc...
