TRIAL EVIDENCE SKILLS, PART V
Hearsay Exceptions This article is the fifth in a multi-part series on trial evidence. Hearsay exceptions are based on a combination of reliability and need. The justification for most exceptions is that cross-examination is unnecessary to test one or more of the out-of-court declarant’s four testimonial capacities–perception, memory, communication, sincerity. For example, statements of presently […]