The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Hearsay (Part II) [Engage & Exchange Series]

This second of two sessions provides a roadmap for criminal defense lawyers to navigate through hearsay problems. Mr. Valladares discusses what constitutes hearsay (FREs 801 and 802), the major hearsay exclusions (FRE 801(d)) and exceptions (FREs 803 and 804), and what constitutes unavailability under FRE 804. The intersection of the hearsay rules and the Confrontation Clause is also discussed.

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Rene Valladares, Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada and author of A Defender’s Guide to Federal Evidence, presents this evidence series designed for the busy practitioner.

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A Defender's Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys by Rene L. Valladares, Federal Public Defender for the District of Nevada and Adjunct Professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law and UNLV Department of Criminal Justice. Published by NACDLPress and the NACDL CLE Institute

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