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Statements Against Interest
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EvidenceProf Blog
The Significance of the Amendment to the Rule Regarding Statements Against Interest
By Colin Miller
An amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) took effect in December 2024. With this image, we can see the change that was made to this hearsay exception for statements…
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Illinois Court Finds Statement Against Interest Inadmissible Due to Failure to Prove Unavailability
By Colin Miller
Similar to its federal counterpart, Illinois Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay forA statement which was at the time of its making so far…
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Court of Appeals of Idaho Finds Lack of Corroborating Circumstances for Statement Against Interest
By Colin Miller
Similar to its federal counterpart, Idaho Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay forA statement that:(A) a reasonable person in the declarant's position would have…
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Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama Finds Wife’s Statement Accusing Husband of Murder Was Not a Statement Against Interest
By Colin Miller
Similar to it its federal counterpart, Alabama Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsayA statement which was at the time of its making so contrary to…
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With Us or Against Us?: Court of Appeals Finds Alternate Suspect Confession Inadmissible
By Colin Miller
Similar to Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3), Wisconsin Statute Section 908.045(4) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay forA statement which was at the time of its making so far…
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Thicker Than Water: 9th Circuit Finds Brother’s Statement Inadmissible as Statement Against Interest
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay forA statement that: (A) a reasonable person in the declarant’s position would have made only if the person…
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(Un)available For a Limited Time: Court of Appeals of Idaho Wrongly Precludes Statement Against Interest Appeal
By Colin Miller
Similar to its federal counterpart, Idaho Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement which was at the time of its making so far contrary to the…
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Land Of Confusion?: 11th Circuit Finds Statements Against Interest Inadmissible Because They Were Later Recanted
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay forA statement that:(A) a reasonable person in the declarant’s position would have made only if the person believed it…
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It’s Not About The Money: Court Of Criminal Appeals Finds Dementia Rendered Statement Not Against Interest
By Colin Miller
Similar to its federal counterpart, Tennessee Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay forA statement which was at the time of its making so far contrary to…
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I Was Set Up Like A M&*%!$ F*%$!&: 7th Circuit Finds Entrapment Statement Not A Statement Against Interest
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay forA statement that:(A) a reasonable person in the declarant’s position would have made only if the person believed…