hearsay rule
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At issue is a hearsay rule that prosecutors say allows them to establish that a case can be taken to trial without calling the alleged victim to the witness stand.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2016
But Daniel Bibb, a former Manhattan prosecutor, said the account she gave to doctors would probably be barred from evidence under the hearsay rule, which prohibits most statements made out of court.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2011
But prosecutors could try to use the conversations against Mr. Gupta under what is known as the co-conspirator exception to the hearsay rule.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2011
But the judge allowed the testimony, saying that it fit in the “excited utterance” exception to the hearsay rule, which essentially allows a statement that was blurted out in the heat of the moment.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2010
There is no difficulty in understanding the principle on which this exception from the hearsay rule rests, but there is often practical difficulty in applying it, and the practice has varied.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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