(January 30, 2015 at 12:19 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:(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.
You realize that it is not allowed in court because it cannot be cross examined. The fact that there are exceptions proves the point. Hearsay evidence is indeed evidence.