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State v. English, 201 N.C. 295 (1931).
Author: Jim
Facts: D was charged with murdering his wife. D wanted to
introduce out-of-court confession of some person who claimed that he killed the
wife and his description of the crime scene accurate. But trial court
excluded this evidence.
Issue: Was the confession admissible evidence?
Holding: No
Rationale: Out-of-court confession was hearsay because it was not taken
under oath so not reliable. Confession hearsay because it is admitted to
show the truth of the matter asserted (that the confessor was the killer and not
D). So this is pure hearsay and not admissible evidence.
HEARSAY: Out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the
matter asserted.
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