R. 801 Definitions
R. 801A Prior statements of witnesses and admissions
R. 802 Hearsay rule
R. 803 Hearsay exceptions: availability of declarant immaterial
R. 804 Hearsay exceptions: declarant unavailable
R. 804A Hearsay exceptions: testimony by child victim declarant not reasonably obtainable
R. 805 Hearsay within hearsay
R. 806 Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant
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Terms Used In Kentucky Rules of Evidence > Article VIII - Hearsay

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • declarant: is a person who makes a statement. See Kentucky Rules of Evidence 801
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • statement: is:
    (1) An oral or written assertion; or
    (2) Nonverbal conduct of a person, if it is intended by the person as an assertion. See Kentucky Rules of Evidence 801
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.