Article 8. Hearsay

ARTICLE 8 RULES

(Last update: May 2023)

For a list of new & updated rules, see Guide History

See Guide to NY Evidence article 3 (Prima Facie Evidence) for further exceptions to the rule

against the admission of hearsay for the records deemed prima facie evidence of their contents.

REPUTATION EVIDENCE (see also rule 4.07.1 [Character Evidence] & rule 6.23 [Impeachment by Reputation for Untruthfulness & Rebuttal])