State v. Branch

Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided 2005-02-01

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Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court. The right of a party to confront witnesses in court is one of the principal values protected by the hearsay rule. The rule generally shields a party from damning out-of-court statements, which are offered for their truth but are not subject to the truth-testing rigors of cross-examination. Our evidentiary rules…

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