JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – Prosecutors relied on normally barred secondhand hearsay statements to convict former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Illinois ...

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 ...

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 ...

I also can sadly attest to the court system being more interested in convictions than justice. I’d like to thank William Baker and Brice Brenneman for bringing these issues to light. I was part of the ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A leading Republican critique of the House impeachment inquiry is that Democrats are relying on “hearsay” evidence. The word ‘hearsay’ is bandied about in legal circles all ...

Hearsay, arguably the most complex rule of evidence, governs the admissibility of second-hand statements before the trier of fact. In addition to its evidentiary effect, hearsay also has a dramatic ...

Hearsay statements are usually inadmissible unless an exception applies. Insurers can deny no-fault claims for material misrepresentations if they act promptly and provide strong evidence. They can ...

An attorney on Twitter clapped back at an account closely linked to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) that suggested Tuesday’s shattering testimony before the House select committee investigating the U.S.

Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, second from right, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, right, return to testify following a recess of the House Intelligence Committee on ...