Hearsay evidence means any information which a person gathers or collects from a person who has first-hand knowledge of that fact or information.

What is hearsay rule of evidence. NOTES Contemporaneous contemporary. It is allowed if a statute says it is permitted. There are a multitude of situations in which hearsay can be admitted into evidence over an objection.

The rules of hearsay evidence leave a number of situations to the discretion of the court. The general rule is that hearsay evidence cannot be admitted in court. Rule 802 does a great job of telling us when hearsay is allowed in as evidence.

Rules of Evidence. If person C has evidence to give that is relevant to a proceeding under the best evidence rule person C should be called as a witness to give that evidence. The Apex Court in the case of State of Haryana v.

Attacking and Supporting the Declarants Credibility. And of course there are about a dozen exceptions to the rule. It is also permissible if other rules in the Texas Rules of Evidence or certain other rules say it can be introduced.

The law on hearsay is set out in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 CJA sections 114 - 136. Hearsay means a statement not made in oral evidence that is. The best evidence rule is essentially that evidence should be given by the person best capable of giving it.

The general rule is that hearsay evidence is not admissible in a court of law. Colorado Rules of Evidence 801c Testimony is hearsay if the witness is repeating what someone else has said out of. The point of the hearsay rule is to make sure that only reliable evidence is used to decide a case.