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re: A short primer on "evidence"
Posted on 11/10/10 at 2:17 pm to The Virginian
Posted on 11/10/10 at 2:17 pm to The Virginian
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La. C.E. art. 802
-Yeah, it's evidence, but it's inadmissible.
Wrong. It would be admissible under several exceptions to the hearsay doctrine. It would be either a statement against interest or a prior inconsistent statement.
An accused criminal's confession to his crime will be admissible almost every time. (unless the confession was beaten out of him)
ETA: The statements would not be admissible as exceptions to the hearsay doctrine. Instead, they would simply not qualify as hearsay at all under the rule.
This post was edited on 11/10/10 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 11/10/10 at 2:20 pm to Prodigal Tiger
This reminds me of an old saying.
"Good lawyers know the hearsay rule. Great, rich lawyers know the exceptions."
"Good lawyers know the hearsay rule. Great, rich lawyers know the exceptions."
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