Nebraska Statutes
§ 27-805 — Rule 805. Hearsay within hearsay
Nebraska § 27-805
JurisdictionNebraska
Ch. 27Courts; Rules of Evidence
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Bluebook
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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Related
State v. Wilson
406 N.W.2d 123 (Nebraska Supreme Court, 1987)
Behm v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
491 N.W.2d 334 (Nebraska Supreme Court, 1992)
State v. Swartz
318 Neb. 553 (Nebraska Supreme Court, 2025)
State v. Corral
318 Neb. 940 (Nebraska Supreme Court, 2025)
State v. Walker
29 Neb. Ct. App. 292 (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 2020)
State v. Edwards
28 Neb. Ct. App. 893 (Nebraska Court of Appeals, 2020)
State v. Ramos
319 Neb. 511 (Nebraska Supreme Court, 2025)
State v. Stricklin
(Nebraska Supreme Court, 2015)
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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