Criminal Evidence: Hearsay and the Fresh Complaint Exception
November 22, 2014Criminal evidence: Hearsay and the fresh complaint exception A New Jersey ruling explores the “fresh complaint” exception to hearsay. It applies to cases involving a sex crime. Every criminal lawyer knows about “hearsay.” This is the infamous rule, which excludes “he said, she said” testimonial evidence from a criminal case. Hearsay is “information received from […]