Hearsay Rule
Definition
The general rule excluding an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of what it asserts, because it cannot be cross-examined.
Related terms
- Circumstantial Evidence
- Evidence that requires an inference to connect it to the fact in dispute. A forensic finding such as DNA concordance between a...
- Corroboration
- The practice of confirming an observed attacker action by finding evidence of the same action in at least two independent data sources,...
- Direct Evidence
- Evidence that proves a fact in issue without requiring the fact-finder to draw an inference, such as eyewitness testimony to the act...
- Documentary Evidence
- Any document produced before a court to prove the truth of its contents. The category includes paper documents, electronic records, photographs, audio...
- Dying Declaration
- Statement of a person about cause of death or circumstances of the transaction resulting in death. Admissible under BSA 2023 Section 26...
- Extra-Judicial Confession
- A confession made outside court, to a person other than a magistrate, such as a friend, cellmate or family member, and treated...
- Judicial Confession
- A confession made before a magistrate or in the course of judicial proceedings, recorded with procedural safeguards against pressure.