Is hearsay testimony by police officers admissible?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jordan v. United States, 428 F.2d 7 (9th Cir. 1970):
We do not reach the question as to whether hearsay testimony by the officers would be admissible on the limited issue of reasonable grounds for the officer's contacts and dealings with appellant, when coupled with an instruction that the evidence was not received for the truth of the contents of the hearsay statements. See Trice v. United States, (9 Cir. 1954) 211 F.2d 513 and Washington v. United States, (5 Cir. 1960) 275 F.2d 687.
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