What is hearsay

Question 1

Hearsay

Answer 1

Out of court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted

Question 2

Out of court statement

Answer 2

Any statement that is not made by a witness under oath– even if it was made by the witness

Question 3

Declarant

Answer 3

the person who made the out of court statement

Question 4

Witness

Answer 4

The person who is telling us about the statement

Question 5

A statement not intended as an _____ is not hearsay

Answer 5

assertion

Question 6

Statements used for purposes other than _____ are not hearsay

Answer 6

other than proving the truth of the matter asserted

Question 7

Common non-hearsay uses

Answer 7

-verbal acts or legally operative facts
-effect on the listener
-state of mind

Question 8

Verbal acts or legally operative facts

Answer 8

The statement is offered to prove that the statement was made (verbal conduct)

Question 9

Effect on the listener

Answer 9

A statement offered to show the effect on the person who heard it

Question 10

State of mind

Answer 10

A statement offered as circumstantial evidence of the declarants state of mind

Question 11

Multiple hearsay

Answer 11

When there is hearsay within hearsay