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Evidence and Admissibility
Hearsay terms within evidence and admissibility.
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The business records exception admits records made and kept in the regular course of business, provided a qualified witness or certification establishes...
Declarant unavailability is the prerequisite for certain hearsay exceptions and for deposition use at trial.
Double hearsay occurs where a statement contains another statement, requiring an exception for each level.
An excited utterance is a statement about a startling event made while under the stress of excitement it caused.
Hearsay is an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of what it asserts, and it is inadmissible unless an exception or exclusion applies.
A hearsay exception is a category of out-of-court statement admissible despite the hearsay rule because circumstances suggest it is reliable.
The learned treatise exception permits use of authoritative publications during expert examination.
An opposing party statement is excluded from hearsay and admissible against the party who made it.
A present sense impression describes an event made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.
Recorded recollection admits a memorandum made when a matter was fresh where the witness now cannot recall it.
The residual exception admits hearsay with equivalent trustworthiness not covered by an enumerated exception.
A statement against interest is a declaration so contrary to the declarant's interest that a reasonable person would not have made it untruthfully.
Statements made for medical diagnosis or treatment are admissible for hearsay purposes when pertinent to treatment.
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