Hearsay exceptions
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Hearsay exceptions are ever-expanding exceptions to the hearsay rule that historically prohibited the use of out-of-court statements in a legal proceeding, because of the unreliability of such evidence and the inability to cross-examine the person who made the statement.
The growing list of exceptions under the Federal Rules of Evidence, which many states follow, include: