Nebraska Statutes

§ 27-805 — Rule 805. Hearsay within hearsay

Nebraska § 27-805
JurisdictionNebraska
Ch. 27Courts; Rules of Evidence

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-805 (2026).

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Hearsay included within hearsay is not excluded under the hearsay rule if each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule provided in these rules.

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Legislative History

Source: Laws 1975, LB 279, § 59. Annotations: Police complaint report admitted into evidence was not hearsay within hearsay because each part of the combined statements conformed with an exception to the hearsay rule. State v. Wilson, 225 Neb. 466, 406 N.W.2d 123 (1987). A child sexual assault victim's statements, as relayed to a doctor by a forensic examiner and testified to by a doctor, were admissible even though they were double hearsay because each part of the combined statements conformed with an exception to the hearsay rule. State v. Edwards, 28 Neb. App. 893, 949 N.W.2d 799 (2020).

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