Bostick v. Mendenhall

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• demonstrating that under pre-Title 5 caselaw hearsay was similarly defined
• court’s refusal to admit police report not an abuse of discretion because it was unnecessary and cumulative
• trial court properly exercised its discretion by excluding police report containing prior inconsistent statement of witness where police officer had already recounted witness's statement and written report would have been unnecessary and cumulative
• trial court properly exercised its discretion by excluding police report containing prior inconsistent statement of witness where police officer had already recounted witness’s statement and written report would have been unnecessary and cumulative
• hearsay is “a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted” (footnote omitted)
• “The effect of a general objection in this State is far-reaching. * * * We have said that when the trial court does not request a statement of the grounds for an objection, a general objection is sufficient to preserve all grounds which may exist”

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