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All Hearsay Exceptions Survive Confrontation

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

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Example wrong choices

  • 14775_camp_pos_records · EVIDENCE · Choice AThe deputy’s testimony that Ruth picked Mary out of the lineup as the robber.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice points to the deputy on the stand, but the offered assertion came from Ruth.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice points to the deputy on the stand, but the offered assertion came from Ruth.

  • 14775_camp_pos_records · EVIDENCE · Choice BA transcript of Ruth’s sworn grand jury testimony.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice feels reliable because it is sworn, but the call asks confrontation, not reliability.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice feels reliable because it is sworn, but the call asks confrontation, not reliability.

  • 14775_camp_pos_records · EVIDENCE · Choice CThe video recording of Daniel’s statement.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice feels safer because the statement is recorded, but video accuracy is not the confrontation test.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice feels safer because the statement is recorded, but video accuracy is not the confrontation test.

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