A police officer’s testimony about a driver’s statements following a car accident was not covered by a hearsay exception and was therefore inadmissible at trial, the Superior Court has ruled. A ...

A great deal of the evidence offered at a trial or hearing in the Surrogate’s Court is hearsay, or at least appears to be hearsay. What did the decedent say? What did his attorney hear from others?

In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig discusses the hearsay rule and some of its exceptions, particularly focusing on the newly revised revised Rule 807, which is now seemingly more ...

It’s one of those words. I’ll bet you’ve heard it before, maybe even kicked it around a bit yourself. In television dramas and in the movies, if there’s a court scene, at some point someone is bound ...

I have been catching scraps and snippets of the George Zimmerman trial. If you are anywhere where a TV or radio is on, it is nearly impossible to miss. The general consensus among the pundits is that ...

One of many legal terms frequently heard in everyday speech is “hearsay.” In common usage, hearsay refers to a statement that comes from someone else. (“Yes. There’s no doubt about it. He said the ...

Everyone reading this article probably already knows hearsay is an out-of-court statement used “to prove the truth of the matter asserted.” But even experienced litigators can fail to appreciate the ...

Trump fans dismissing Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony in the Jan. 6 hearings as “hearsay” prompted a column on hearsay. We’ve all heard trial lawyers object: “Hearsay!” So, what is hearsay, and is it ...

Rep. Mike Quigley defended the impeachment testimony of two witnesses by asserting that hearsay evidence is sometimes admitted into court. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent and acting ...