HEARSAY EXAM ALL POSSIBLE (ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+

HEARSAY EXAM ALL POSSIBLE (ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ Why do we have a hearsay rule? How does it affect the fact-finding process? The jury can't judge hearsay very well b/c it consists of a statement that we are not watching being made. So we can't judge 4 things: memory, sincerity, perception, and narration. We usually judge those things by listening to testimony and cross-examination. We can't cross-examine the declarant. And even if the witness happens to be the declarant, we did not see her say the statement in context. We need contemporaneous observation and cross-examination. Without that, we do not have a reliable basis to make a determination. There are about 30 exceptions to the hearsay rule. Another reason for the hearsay rule is the 6th Amendment: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to be confronted with the witnesses against him . . . ."