8/8/2019 Hearsay Except

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Unavailability

•  Privilege• RefusetoTes5fy• Lackofmemory

• PhysicallyUnavailable• Unabletobesubpoenaed

FormalFormerTes+monyofW

- Againsthadopp.toCE,iden5tyofissue&party/predecessor

DyingDeclara+on

- Beliefdeathimminent

Declara+onAgainstInterest

- 1)unavailablenon-party2)stmntagainstdec.pecuniary/propr/penalinterestWHENmade(Rsnbl

personwouldn’tsayunlesstrue)

- DecACTUALknowledge+knowagainstinterest- StmntsthatsubjectDectoCRIMliabilityandoffered

toshowACCUSEDnotguiltyNOTadmissibleunless

otherclearcoobera5ngEvi

- CRIM-offeredbyprosagainstD,thestmntmustbe

self-disserving(collateralself-inculpatory)

StatementofPersonal/FamHistory

- Ownbirth,marriage–in5matelyassociated

Residual-IfguaranteedTrust.(NEEDNOTICE)

-1)trustystmnt;2)offeredformaterialfact;3)stmnt

moreproba5veonptthananyotherEpossthruRsnbleffort;4)interestofjus5ce)provideno5ce

ForfeiturebyWrongdoing

- 1)decisunavailable;2)stmntofferedagainstparty

3)whohasengaged/acquiescedinwrongdoing4)that

wasINTENDEDto&didprocureDecsunavailability..

Noneedtoconfrontw

ExcitedUerance

- 1)startlingevent,(damagedthroatnotstartlingto

throatdr.)2)personalobserva5onofevent,3)stmnt

relatesto1,4)madeunderstressofexcitementcausedby1---NotNeed:IDofdec,unavail,Compet.

ContemporaneousUerance(PresentSense

Impression)

-1)stmntdescribingevent/condi5on,2)dechad

personalknowledgeofevent,3)mustbeduring/immediate

-Describingduring/immediatelya_er.Reflex,no

memoryused

Admissions

myOpponent/agentadmiedtostmnt,doesn’tmaer

hedidntknoww7whathewastalkingaborwherehe

saidit.Itsnothearsayjustbcouact

- Madebyparty-opponent(cantintroownstmnt);No

personalknowledgeneeded;any5me,place,or

circumstance

i. Individualsownwordsoracts-competency(sober,

child)NOTnecessary;involuntaryinadmissible

(unconscious,duress)

ii. Adop5ve-3rdpartybutimputedbcopponent

manifestsadop5onoftruthofstmnt.(Can

includesilenceifprobablehumanbehavior-fact

analysis-istodeny)

iii. Vicarious-aributedbcoflegalrela5onship a.)Authorizedbyopponenttomakestmnt

abthesubject;b.)Agent/servantstmntw/in

scope&5meofagency;c.)Co-Conspiratorof

partyduring&infurtheranceofconspiracy

AFTERconspiracyisfirmlyestablished.Cant

bootstrapstatementtoproveconspiracy

PastRecordedRecollec+on

- PRRmaybeusedassubstan5veevidencewhenWis

incapableofremembering(unlikepresentrecollec5on

refreshedwhereWisevidenceanditemiss5mulus)

- 1)memo/record2)Wprepared/adopted(personal

knowledge;readingpolicereport@5meOK)3)Whas

forgoen4)butwasfreshinWmindwhenprepd/

adopted

- MayonlybeREADintoEbutnotofferedasanexhibit

unlessofferedbyadverseparty

BusinessrecordsRecordedrecollec5on Interest-againstExcitedueranceFormalformertes5mony

Contemp.ueranceAdmissionStateofmindEverythingelseDoctor/diagnosisAbsentinrecordDecl.againstinterest

HearsayExcep5ons(12)

Decl.ofthenexis+ngStateofMind

- 1)stmntabstateofmind/physcondi5onofdec2)Thenexis5ng

stateofmindisatISSUE3)Cantbestmntofmemoryorbeliefto

proveafactremembered(unlessrelatedtowill->futureintent)

- DoesNOTINCLUDEstmntofmemoryORbelieftoprovefact

remembered(unlesstowardswill)

- Hillmon-stmntofplan/intentadmissasproofactwascommied

- DOESNTINCLUDEstmntofsome1elsesmind,butDOESINCLUDE

stmntofdectoproveconductW/anotherperson(assumes

person2conduct)butinadmissibletoshowperson2conduct

PhysicalCondi+on(doctor/diagnosis)

- PresentCondi5on:Decphyscondi5on@specified5me@issue,

spontaneousstmntmade@5meadmissibletoprovecondi5on.,

butptINADMISSIBLEiftowardsfault/cause

- Pastcondi5on:1)smntofpast/presentcondi5on2)madefor

purposeofmeddiagnosis/treatment3)stmntrsnblyper5nentto

diag/trtmnt

- Stmntmaybemadetoany1associatedwmedservices,inclfam,

OKfrom3rdpartyifrsnblyper5nenttodiag/trtmnt

BusinessRecords

- Recordskeptintheregularcourseofbusinessadmissibleforthe

proofthatthedocsassert

- 1)recordsmadeatornear5meoftransac5on;2)businessentry

(callingofanykind-school,hosp,church);3)keptincourseof

regularlyconductedbusiac5vity;4)mustberegularprac5ceto

makerecord;)canbeact/event/condi5on/opinion/diagnosis/

observa5onbutNOTprognosis;6)onlylimita5onifsourceormethodlacktrustworthiness7)NEEDCUSTODIAN

- Sourceofinfo,entrymustconsistofmaersw/inpersonal

knowledgeorsomeoneunderdutytoreporttoentrant

Absenceofrecord

-Recordcanbeintrodtoprovenon/occurrenceoftransac5onas

longasprac5ceistorecalltransac5ons

PublicRecords/Reports

-1)ac5vityofoffice;2)Observbcofduty/law(BUTNOTADMISSif

observedbylawforcrimcases);3)Factualfindingsresultfrom

investpursuanttoauth(unlessothertrusty).OKifWis3rdparty

Available