What exceptions to the
"hearsay rule" have courts recognized? Describe the reasoning
behind these exceptions.
the exceptions to the hearsay rule
are:
- Present sense
impression: this is done when the statement put forward is
immediately after the occurrence of the event in which the event is
described or explained.
- Excited utterance:
this is a statement that is in relation to an event or condition
which is startling which has been made as the declaration had been
under stress when the event occurred.
- Then-Existing Mental,
Emotional, or Physical Condition: statement in which the
existing state of mind of the person in which the mental feeling or
the physical condition of the person is declared. Though there will
not be any statement declaring memory.
- Statement Made for Medical
Diagnosis or Treatment: when there is a medical diagnosis
or description of medical history or record of the diagnosis.
- Prior inconsistent
statements: at some places statements are allowed if it is
made prior to a trial and is in conflict with the statement made
during trial.