Does a common law rule barring the admission of hearsay evidence in a civil case affect the reliability of evidence at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Corpus, 23 Cal.App.5th 777, 233 Cal.Rptr.3d 555 (Cal. App. 2018):
The common law rule barring the admission of hearsay evidenceout of court statements used to prove the truth of the matter asserted thereinis likewise designed to enhance the reliability of trial evidence. (See United States v. Winters (6th Cir. 1994) 33 F.3d 720, 723 [citing the reliability of evidence and the opportunity for cross-examination as the twin goals of
[233 Cal.Rptr.3d 562]
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