" For 10 points, name this rule that bans a certain type of evidence in American courts, in which witnesses testify to what other persons have said.
The specifics governing this rule in the U.S. include a definition of "ancient documents" as those over twenty years old and provisions for "learned treatises" and statistical records. Crawford v. Washington amended the application of the sixth amendment's confrontation clause to this rule, overturning the Ohio v. Roberts two-pronged test for this based on availability and reliability of the provider. Exceptions to this rule include (*) dying declarations, admissions of guilt, and "excited utterances." It refers only to statements introduced "to prove the truth of the matter asserted." For 10 points, name this rule that bans a certain type of evidence in American courts, in which witnesses testify to what other persons have said.
The specifics governing this rule in the U.S. include a definition of "ancient documents" as those over twenty years old and provisions for "learned treatises" and statistical records.
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