The Hearsay Rule as a Rule of Admission Revisited

Authors

Ronald J. Allen, Northwestern School of LawFollow

Keywords

evidence; hearsay; reform; rules; federal rules of evidence

Abstract

Now to substance. To intelligently analyze what changes to the hearsay rule should be considered, one needs to examine: first, the overall objectives of the field of evidence; second, the particular objectives of the Federal Rules of Evidence; third, how well the hearsay rule advances, or retards, those objectives; and finally, the sense and sensibility of any proposed changes.

Recommended Citation

Ronald J. Allen, The Hearsay Rule as a Rule of Admission Revisited, 84 Fordham L. Rev. 1395 (2016).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol84/iss4/2