The Hearsay Rule’s New Backdoor Exception: A Look at the Residual or Catch-All Exception
Prior to the effectivity of the 2019 Rules of Evidence, a proponent who offered a hearsay statement in evidence must show that it fits within any of the exceptions to the hearsay rule, failing in which the statement would be denied admission. Now, the 2019 Rules of Evidence provide for a backdoor by way of…