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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...