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Download article as a PDF. The rule against hearsay is deceptively simple and full of exceptions. Hearsay is an out of court statement, made in court, to prove the truth of the matter asserted. In other words, hearsay is evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing in question and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated.
1 A statement in a document in existence 20 years or more, the authenticity of which is established, is admissible hearsay. 2  One example is a statement in a letter written 30 years ago, provided the letter's authenticity can be proved. 3  14.