hear say admittable in court?

What is the name of your state?Georgia, If summonsed by a defense attorney does a minor have to testafy to something told to him by another person in the state of Georgia?

As long as the person is not incriminating themself, yes.

*Hearsay* is generally not *admissable* in court. That's not really the question though............

You asked if a minor has to *testify*, which is a different subject. As long as he does not incriminate himself, then he would be required to testify (as racer stated), although many courts would not force someone to testify.

The testimony may be objected to by the opposing counsel because it is hearsay (if it is), which again is generally not admissable.

It is not necessarily hearsay if the testimony is to prove that the minor was told something, as opposed to trying to prove that the "teller" did something.

In other words, the testimony would be similar to being "I heard such-and-such" which is direct testimony, rather than "Billy did this."

does it really matter?

they allow hear say in a committal hearing but if the only evidence the police have on you is the words of two kids that already admitted to the crimes and are just implacting you is that enough to convict you even if they have no physical evidence?

shibby30038 said:

they allow hear say in a committal hearing but if the only evidence the police have on you is the words of two kids that already admitted to the crimes and are just implacting you is that enough to convict you even if they have no physical evidence?

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Yes; very possible.

Hearsay is a complex legal topic which is very fact sensitive. It is far more than hearing something and then saying it in court. There is no where near enough information to give a judgment on the matter except to agree with SJ:

Is it *possible*? Yes.

Shibby, this is an old thread from 2003. Please notice there are dates in the upper, left corner.

ok

sorry and thank you for your input

seniorjudge said:

Yes; very possible.

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sory

Dang. Just goes to show you Pavlov was right.

tranquility said:

Dang. Just goes to show you Pavlov was right.

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