Principle: Oral evidence must be direct, that is, evidence of a fact t…

Question

Principle: Oral evidence must be direct, that is, evidence of a fact that the witness himself perceived (Section 60 IEA).
Facts: A seeks to prove that B confessed to a crime. A's witness is C, who states, 'D told me that B had confessed.'
C's evidence is

Accepted Answer

C. Inadmissible as hearsay

Section 60 IEA enacts the hearsay bar: oral evidence must be of a fact the witness saw or heard first-hand. C only heard D's account, which itself reports B's confession. Double hearsay; inadmissible without statutory exception.

Answer

Admissible only with special permission

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Admissible because confessions are admissible

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Admissible only if D is also called

Principle: Oral evidence must be direct, that is, evidence of a fact that the witness himself perceived (Section 60 IEA). Facts: A seeks to prove that B confessed to a crime. A's witness is C, who states, 'D told me that B had confessed.' C's evidence is