Evidence plays a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of cases. One evidentiary ruling could affect the outcome of the case. Most relevant evidence is typically deemed admissible after a proper ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – Prosecutors relied on normally barred secondhand hearsay statements to convict former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Illinois ...

Hearsay evidence refers to testimony offered in court based on what another person has said and offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Courts generally prohibit hearsay evidence due to ...

I also can sadly attest to the court system being more interested in convictions than justice. I’d like to thank William Baker and Brice Brenneman for bringing these issues to light. I was part of the ...

IF you’ve watched a courtroom drama, the chances are you’ll have heard a lawyer character shout “hearsay!” But what actually qualifies as “hearsay” in a legal context is more complicated than you ...

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Hearsay, arguably the most complex rule of evidence, governs the admissibility of second-hand statements before the trier of fact. In addition to its evidentiary effect, hearsay also has a dramatic ...

In S.D. Police Dep't v. Geoffrey S., decided Friday (but posted today) by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Martin Buchanan, joined by Presiding Justice Cynthia Aaron), the court upheld a ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Julian Burnside: As a word, hearsay is much used by lay people but not well understood. Colloquially it ...