Federal Rule Of Evidence 804 ( B ) ( 5 )

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"Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(5)
This paper will discuss various aspects of Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(5). The first part of the paper will briefly discuss the common law and legislative history of the rule. The second part of the paper will examine the rationale underlying the rule. The third part of the paper will briefly discuss comparative California law on the subject. The last part of the paper will examine how the rule has been applied and some criticisms of the rule and its application.

Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(5) provides a fifth exception to the general rule prohibiting the admission of hearsay evidence where the declarant is unavailable, allowing the following kind of statement:
A statement not specifically covered by any of the foregoing ..."

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