What is hearsay?

What is hearsay? This video discusses the rule of evidence that out-of-court statements generally cannot be admitted for the truth of the matter asserted.

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[Lisa-pjwg]

I’m watching this after hearing it so many times in the Depp trial 🤣

[forcecaptainoverlordsuprem]

After hearing a lawyer hearsay himself I needed to know what it meant

[rajat_singla]

Common objection during Johnny's defamation trial:

*Hearsay* : witness testifies about "what s/he heard" from a non-party (outside of court) but didn't witness it directly

*Leading* : question is asked in a way that leads witness to an answer (for e.g. "the car you saw was blue right?" instead of "what was the color of the car you saw?")

*Compound* : two or more questions are combined as one question to confuse witness, judge or jury

*Lack of foundation* : witness fails to explain the background circumstances of how s/he knows the information s/he is testifying about

*Relevance* : witness testimony or evidence has nothing to do with the case

*Speculation* : witness does not know a fact to be true or not, but testifies about it anyway (speculating what might/would have happened)

*Ask and answered* : same question is rephrased and asked to witness, hoping for a different answer

*Argumentative* : lawyer starts to argue with the witness during cross examination

*Non-responsive* : witness starts responding to a question with information that is completely unrelated to the question

[LOLOsugoi]

POV: you came here after watching the Depp vs Heard trial in order to understand what this notion is about

[oblivionptx]

Johnny: "So I was-"
Rottenborn:"OBJECTION! HEARSAY"
Johnny:"But I didn't even-"
Rottenborn: "HEARSAY."
Johnny:"...."
Rottenborn:"AH! UH UH, HEARSAY. "

[JosephineTakahashi]

I'm here cuz of Johnny Depp's court case with amber. Just wanted to know "hearsay" means and used in court.

[CamBMakinBread]

If its prohibited then why tf are Amber's lawyers able to do it every five seconds when depp isn't even talking about anyone else outside of court besides himself and amber.

[eyasa]

Correction: hearsay is Said after johnny depp moves his mouth for more than two seconds

[janetp]

Finally, an explanation that everyone can understand! Thank you, Sir!

[dimex]

Hearsay is literally “i heard someone say” and it is inadmissable because the person that made the original statement, did not do so under oath and therefor could be lying. In other words, it it were admissible, anyone could offer hearsay evidence and not be charged with perjury (lying)
Example: my cousin is on trial for stealing something. But i tell someone, say a police officer, that no my cousin didnt steal that thing and it was someone else. Then when the officer is on the witness stand, he correctly gives my false statement and my cousin walks off scott free and even worse, someone else gets convicted because of my statement.
It is extremely ludicrous and careless to allow hearsay to be admissible as evidence.

[hikaaZ]

I think this is a perfect moment to release a video about what is "leading" and "lack of foundation".

[lynnerose]

I’m absolutely astonished that Amber Heard’s lawyers-plural-do not understand this basic law. It’s literally one of the earliest things you’d learn in law school.

[pfeilspitze]

The best explanation I heard for it: hearsay is when you should be getting the evidence from a better source.

If A saw something, go get A to testify to it, rather than asking B. Similarly, if medical records say something, admit the records as evidence or get the Doctor to testify, don't ask the patient.

[SoyabeanAbroad]

I wonder how many of us came here after the Johnny Depp lawsuit

[MariaDominguez-tgnv]

Simple and helpful video. Thank you. I had to search something up to understand the Depp trial. Stay strong Johnny.

[afayeeslee]

This just popped in my recommendations, I'm definitely watching a lot of Heards and Depps case.💀

[amneomar]

This video was from 7 years ago
But it’s gaining more viewers this year because we are here to understand more on Johnny Depp’s case❤️❤️

[Bellagrace]

"Objection hearsay, leading, lack of foundation, calls for speculation"

- JD AH 2022

[dwashere]

Thank you for allowing me to finally understand the advanced and evolved being that is Mr. Rottenborn. This helped plenty.

[SageKayDee]

I already knew about this definition of hearsay but it doesn’t explain why Amber cannot say what SHE said in a conversation that occurred outside of court (even to Johnny) without being objected upon for hearsay.