Kentucky Rules of Evidence 805 – Hearsay within hearsay
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Hearsay included within hearsay is not excluded under the hearsay rule if each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule provided in these rules.
Effective: July 1, 1992
History: Enacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 60; renumbered (7/1/92) pursuant to 1992
Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34.
Effective: July 1, 1992
Terms Used In Kentucky Rules of Evidence 805
- Hearsay: is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted. See Kentucky Rules of Evidence 801
- Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
History: Enacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 60; renumbered (7/1/92) pursuant to 1992
Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34.