A student's guide to hearsay /

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Main Author: Fishman, Clifford S
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis, ©2011
Edition:Rev. 4th ed
Series:Student guide series
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Table of Contents:
  • The hearsay rule and its rationale
  • Defining and recognizing hearsay
  • Exceptions to the hearsay definition, exceptions to the hearsay rule : an introduction
  • Exceptions to the hearsay definition : prior statements by witnesses, Rule 801(d)(1)
  • Exceptions to the hearsay definition : opposing party's statement Rule 801(d)(2)
  • Hearsay and the Sixth Amendment confrontation clause
  • Exceptions to the hearsay rule : preliminary matters, multiple hearsay, credibility and impeachment
  • Rule 803 : the "regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness" exceptions : common oral statements, Rules 803(1)-803(4)
  • Rule 803 : the "regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness" exceptions : common written statements Rules 612 & 803(5)-803(10)
  • Rule 803 : the "regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness" exceptions : miscellaneous exceptions Rules 803(11)-803(23)
  • Rule 804 : exceptions to the rule against hearsay : when the declarant is unavailable as a witness
  • The "residual exception" : Rule 807