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Re the Forbes article, I have never completely understood how hearsay rules work. The sworn affidavit from Der-Yeghiayan can be entered as evidence but then ce
by snake_plissken 12y ago
Re the Forbes article, I have never completely understood how hearsay rules work. The sworn affidavit from Der-Yeghiayan can be entered as evidence but then certain parts of it can be labeled as hearsay and then the jury the can be told to disregard those specific parts as well as his testimony relating to the contents of the affidavit? How does this not bring in to question the accuracy and integrity of the entire affidavit?
- jnks 12y agoRoughly, "hearsay" means that the person testifying to a fact was not a witness to it themselves or does not have direct knowledge over it. So it's entirely possible that some parts of the affidavit are hearsay while others are acceptable testimony.