ESSAY : Unit 3 IP Trial Preparation

Assignment Guidelines
Address the following in 2-3 pages:

What is the hearsay rule? Explain in detail.

What major cases were involved in the establishment of the hearsay rule? Summarize.

What is the rationale behind the rule? Explain.

What issues exist regarding the hearsay rule? Explain.

What are the 4 main dangers of hearsay? Explain in detail.

What are the hearsay exceptions? Explain.

Are there any hearsay exceptions that you disagree with? Why or why not? Explain.

Use at least 2 scholarly resources to support your arguments.

Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Please go into detail on each question and check punctuation and spelling, my last paper was an A- because of those.
Thank you.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Hearsay rule can be defined as a rule of evidence that does not allow use of testimonies or documents in a court of law as evidence when the maker of the said documents/ statements is not before the court. In that case, such information is treated as second hand information as it is not based on facts. The absence of the person who knows what is contained in the documents, makes the evidence null and void. Such evidence cannot be cross examined which sometimes is seen as a move to deprive one party of their justice. The rules of evidence argue that hearsay should not have any use in a court system due to probability of carrying little trust. This is compounded by lack of cross-examination from the main source of information.

What Major Cases Were Involved in the Establishment of the Hearsay Rule? Many cases served as a reason for the establishment of the hearsay rule. In 2008 for example, a special law was passed in Illinois state that allowed gave a leeway in certain clauses of the law to allow the use of hearsay. The case was between Drew Peterson Vs the state where Drew was found to be guilty on two accounts of murdering his wife Kathleen. Kathleen had been found dead in her bathtub and the conclusion then…