Category: Hearsay

Generally, hearsay statements, which are extrajudicial assertions of testimonial facts, are not admissible in criminal trials in Tennessee. However, the Rules of Evidence provide specific exceptions and indicate other exceptions could apply as well. In 2009, the Tennessee Legislature passed a law specifically allowing for the admission into evidence of relevant video hearsay statements of

Hearsay is an evidentiary term usually describing out of court statements which a party is attempting to introduce in a court proceeding to establish the fact asserted in the statement. Generally, hearsay is not admissible under the rules of evidence in Tennessee courts, federal courts, and other U.S. state courts. But hearsay has a specific

‘Hearsay’ is an evidentiary term usually referring to  an assertion of fact made outside of court which a party attempts to introduce as evidence in court to prove the truth the assertion. The federal rules of evidence and the rules of evidence of each state have their specific definitions of what hearsay is, and when