Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

Re: hearsay

hearsay is defined as an out of court statement offered for the truth of the matter asserted by someone who is not the declarant. There are many many exceptions to the hearsay rule. In a drug case, hearsay is admissible at a motion to suppress to show the effect it had on the cop and why the cop did what the cop did. At trial, the admissibility of hearsay greatly depends on the case as a whole.

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