Originally posted by Sparko
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That's what I said above. If the person Billy told Sally that Bob said he murdered someone, and Sally testified in court it would be hearsay unless Billly was there to corroborate it under testimony. At which point they would cross examine Billy and his hearing Bob say he murdered someone would be direct testimony. It would be the same with a text. If Billy sent a text to Sally saying "Bob said he killed Brenda!" that text would be hearsay until Billy was there to testify to it's validity. Sally could have just made a fake text.
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