There are many types of evidence that lawyers can bring before a judge or jury to make their case and prove their client is telling the truth. However, in some courtrooms, there is evidence that can be considered inadmissible.
There is a lot of debate surrounding hearsay evidence, and the authorities at findlaw.com have described these issues in an easily digestible format:
“The rule against hearsay is deceptively simple and full of exceptions. Hearsay is an out of court statement, made in court, to prove the truth of the matter asserted. In other words, hearsay is evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing in question and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated. For example, Witness A in a murder trial claimed on the stand: “Witness B (the “declarant”) told me that the defendant killed the victim.” The definition of hearsay is not too difficult to understand. But the matter can become very confusing when one considers all of the many exceptions to the general rule against hearsay.
Even if a statement meets the requirements for hearsay, the statement may yet be admissible under one of the exceptions to the hearsay rule.”
If you believe that someone is making false claims about you to the police using hearsay evidence, contact us today at Caprara barristers for an evaluation of your case.