Hearsay evidence refers to testimony offered in court based on what another person has said and offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Courts generally prohibit hearsay evidence due to ...

Evidence plays a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of cases. One evidentiary ruling could affect the outcome of the case. Most relevant evidence is typically deemed admissible after a proper ...

WILKES-BARRE — An attorney for homicide suspect Dazon Wykie Turner is using a recent state Supreme Court ruling in an attempt to have the case dismissed based on “hearsay” testimony. Turner, 21, of ...

The day-to-day operations of healthcare and the Rules of Evidence might seem unrelated, but in today’s enforcement environment, legal and compliance professionals can find, in evidentiary rules, best ...

In S.D. Police Dep't v. Geoffrey S., decided Friday (but posted today) by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Martin Buchanan, joined by Presiding Justice Cynthia Aaron), the court upheld a ...

The Delaware Supreme Court held yesterday that a stockholder seeking to inspect corporate books and records may use “reliable” hearsay to establish the propriety of the purpose of the inspection ...

The trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, accused in the death of George Floyd, prompted a question about how lawyers bring out information they want a judge or jury to consider. Floyd is ...

Former President Donald Trump and his supporters were quick to try to discredit former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s damning Jan. 6 committee testimony on Tuesday. One of the common themes of ...