Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania
hearsay
there is 10 people saying that i sold them drugs that i don't know. there's is know proof too.
Asked on 8/01/07, 10:31 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Brian Zeiger
Levin & Zeiger LLP
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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Answered on 8/01/07, 10:41 am