All Articles tagged hearsay exceptions

• General
  June 09, 2017 EDT
  LETTING SLEEPING DOGMAS LIE: A RESPONSE TO JUDGE POSNER’S CALL TO REFORM THE RES GESTAE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE AGAINST HEARSAY
  Mara D. Afzali

  Reliability concerns warrant renewed examination of the “excited utterance” exception and consideration of possible alternative approaches or modifications.

• Justice Commentaries
  June 11, 2013 EDT
  HOW THE PROMPT OUTCRY RULE PROTECTS THE GUILTY
  Robert S. Smith

  This article argues that the rule excluding prior consistent statements, and particularly the narrowness of the prompt outcry exception protects the guilty more than the innocent.

• Justice Commentaries
  June 11, 2013 EDT
  CRYING OUT FOR CHANGE: A CALL FOR A NEW CHILD ABUSE HEARSAY EXCEPTION IN NEW YORK STATE
  Christopher T. Fell

  This article proposes a change to the New York State law concerning outcries of abused children.