(January 30, 2015 at 12:04 pm)SteveII Wrote: It would have taken you 15 seconds to check. Yes it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearsay
All this proves is that you took the time to read the first two words, and that you rely on quibbling with the fact that you found a source that uses the idiom "Hearsay Evidence" without looking at what the actual definition is and how it relates to your point.
Wikipedia Wrote:Hearsay evidence is "an out-of-court statement introduced to prove the truth of the matter asserted therein." In court hearsay evidence is inadmissible (the "Hearsay Evidence Rule") unless an exception to the Hearsay Rule applies.
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For example, it would be acceptable to ask a witness what Susan told them about Tom in a defamation case against Susan because now the witness is asked about the opposing party's statement that constitutes a verbal act.
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