Inadmissible hearsay remains inadmissible even if to explain a cop’s reasons for being on the scene
Inadmissible hearsay remains inadmissible even if to explain a cop’s reasons for being on the scene
Inadmissible hearsay remains inadmissible even if to explain a cop’s reasons for being on the scene. At best for the prosecution, let the parties stipulate for the cop to testify simply that s/he was on patrol. Praised be Maryland’s highest court for unanimously getting this issue right. Parker v. Maryland, ___ Md. ___ (May 4, 2009).