Can a hearsay statement be admitted into evidence?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Dawkins, 999 F.3d 767 (2nd Cir. 2021):
Rule 807 permits a hearsay statement to be admitted into evidence if it is (1) "supported by sufficient guarantees of trustworthinessafter considering the totality of circumstances under which it was made and evidence, if any, corroborating the statement," and (2) "more probative on the point for which it is offered than any other evidence that the proponent can obtain through reasonable efforts."71 In United States v. Bryce , we explained:
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