4. Admissible Hearsay statements page 55 Flashcards
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General admissibility of hearsay statement: A hearsay statement is admissible if:
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- The circumstances relating to the statement provides reasonable assurance the statement is reliable AND
The maker of the statement is unavailable as a witness OR the judge considers that undue expense or delay would be caused if the maker of the statement were required to be a witness
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Circumstances to consider for reliability:
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- The nature of the statement
- Contents of the statement
- The circumstances relating to the making of the statement
- Circumstances relating to the veracity of the person making the statement
- The circumstances relating to the accuracy of the observation of the person