90.802

Hearsay rule.

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90.802 Hearsay rule.Except as provided by statute, hearsay evidence is inadmissible.
History.s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 132 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Khadafy Kareem Mullens v. State of Florida
Khadafy Kareem Mullens v. State of Florida (2016) fla · cites it 3× “(2008) (excluding relevant but unduly prejudicial or confusing evidence); § 90.802, Fla. Stat. (2008) (generally excluding hearsay evidence).”
Yisrael v. State (2008) fla · cites it 4× “See § 90.802, Fla. Stat. (2004). 5 Here, the DOC release-date letter read as follows: I, JOYCE HOBBS, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, CENTRAL RECORDS OFFICE, STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SEAL IS THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE FLORIDA…”
Richard DeLisle v. Crane Co. (2018) fla · cites it 4× “See § 90.802, Fla. Stat. (1995) (“Except as provided by statute, hearsay evidence is inadmissible.”
Reynolds v. State (2006) fla · cites it 2× “See § 90.802, Fla. Stat. (2003). Section 90.804 of the Florida Statutes (2003) provides an exception to the hearsay rule of inadmissibility for out-of-court statements offered for the truth of the matter asserted made by an unavailable witness if the statement qualifies as a…”
McWatters v. State (2010) fla · cites it 2× “See §§ 90.802, 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2006). On appeal, McWatters argues that exclusion of this hearsay within hearsay was a violation of due process pursuant to Chambers v.”
Dinter v. Brewer (1982) fladistctapp · cites it 6× “Our analysis of Dinter's first point begins with the proposition that Heinz Dinter's deposition, being "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," is hearsay.”
Blanton v. State (2008) fla · cites it 3× “§ 90.802, Fla. Stat. (2006). Hearsay is defined in section 90.”
Yisrael v. State (2008) fla · cites it 4× “See § 90.802, Fla. Stat. (2004). [5] Here, the DOC release-date letter read as follows: I, JOYCE HOBBS, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, CENTRAL RECORDS OFFICE, STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SEAL IS THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE FLORIDA…”
Joseph Eli Bearden v. State of Florida (2015) fla · cites it 4× “Bearden’s Statement as Corroboration Because Ray Allen Brown’s alleged statement to Tyler was an out-of-court statement that was offered for the truth of the matter asserted—that Ray Allen Brown was present in Skipper’s car when Skipper was murdered—the statement constituted…”
Hadden v. State (1997) fla · cites it 2× “See § 90.802, Fla. Stat. (1995) ("Except as provided by statute, hearsay evidence is inadmissible.”
State v. Contreras (2008) fla · cites it 2× “Section 90.802, Florida Statutes (2007), of the Florida Evidence Code states the general rule that hearsay is inadmissible except as provided by statute.”
Rutledge v. State (2009) fladistctapp · cites it 4× “See § 90.802, Fla. Stat. (2005); State v. Freber, 366 So.”
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