This was true if a statement fell within a "firmly rooted hearsay exception" or had "particularized guarantees of trustworthiness".

Evidence-based prosecution relies heavily on admission of statements under hearsay exceptions to reproduce the evidentiary effect of a victim testifying in court.

The Court also laid down the common law rules of evidence in federal courts, including the hearsay exception for party admissions and the narrowing of the best evidence rule.

"Statements against interest" made by other witnesses are sometimes admissible over the hearsay exception, but that is covered by a different exception.

The basis for this hearsay exception is the belief that a statement made under the stress is likely to be trustworthy and unlikely to be premeditated falsehoods.

The document was admissible under a hearsay exception for business records, but technically I should bring in an employee to establish the foundation.

The Court's decision had a significant impact on evidence-based prosecution by limiting the use of many of the hearsay exceptions relied upon by prosecutors.

First, statements that incriminated the witness under hearsay exceptions are not allowed under the Confrontation Clause unless the statement has sufficient proof of reliability.

Secondly, the residual hearsay exception for Idaho is not a steadfast exception for the use of the Confrontation Clause.

As elsewhere, hearsay is usually inadmissible, outside of interlocutory proceedings, unless it falls within one of the hearsay exceptions.