Hearsay
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- Hearsay
- Description
- Hearsay is a statement or testimony made in court about words or actions the witness or deponent did not directly observe. This "second-hand" assertion is considered hearsay when it is offered during court proceedings to assert truth. Hearsay can include verbal utterances, written text, or nonverbal information. Hearsay was first applied as a rule of evidence to exclude testimony about the status of free ancestors by enslaved families in freedom suits, especially the 1813 Supreme Court decision in Mima Queen v. Hepburn. The hearsay rule, as it is called today, was used to disallow testimony in favor of freedom.
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- Legal Concepts
- Title
- Hearsay
- Description
- Hearsay is a statement or testimony made in court about words or actions the witness or deponent did not directly observe. This "second-hand" assertion is considered hearsay when it is offered during court proceedings to assert truth. Hearsay can include verbal utterances, written text, or nonverbal information. Hearsay was first applied as a rule of evidence to exclude testimony about the status of free ancestors by enslaved families in freedom suits, especially the 1813 Supreme Court decision in Mima Queen v. Hepburn. The hearsay rule, as it is called today, was used to disallow testimony in favor of freedom.
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- Legal Concepts