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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VII
EVIDENCE
Chapter 90
EVIDENCE CODE
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90.805 Hearsay within hearsay.Hearsay within hearsay is not excluded under s. 90.802, provided each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule as provided in s. 90.803 or s. 90.804.
History.s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.

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Cases Citing Statute 90.805

Total Results: 38

Johnson v. State

969 So. 2d 938, 2007 WL 1933048

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 2007 | Docket: 1403693

Cited 55 times | Published

...y because it passed through two declarants. Vitale's testimony contained two levels of hearsay—Hagin to Johnson and Johnson to Vitale. Hearsay within hearsay is admissible if each part of the statement falls within an exception to the hearsay rule. § 90.805, Fla....

Hill v. State

549 So. 2d 179, 1989 WL 106349

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 1989 | Docket: 1719890

Cited 19 times | Published

...Moreover, because the testimony of A is hearsay within hearsay in that it combines the hearsay statements of both B and C, it is inadmissible unless the hearsay statements of both B and C conform "with an exception to the hearsay rule as provided in s. 90.803 or s. 90.804." § 90.805, Fla....

Harris v. GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH

495 So. 2d 806, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 2053, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9863

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 1986 | Docket: 1747138

Cited 17 times | Published

...tained in the report is itself *809 hearsay. The general rule is that a hearsay statement which includes another hearsay statement is admissible only when both statements conform to the requirements of a hearsay exception. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 90.805, at 563 (2d ed....
...a bystander to an accident, the bystander's statement is hearsay and not included within the business records exception because the statement was not made by a person with knowledge who was acting within the regular course of the business activity. Section 90.805, Florida Statutes (1983) restates the general rule and provides that hearsay within hearsay, i.e., the bystander's statement, is admissible if "each part of the combined statement conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule." Thus,...

Smith v. State

880 So. 2d 730, 2004 WL 1175488

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2004 | Docket: 1295016

Cited 11 times | Published

...issible as excited utterances. See Stoll v. State, 762 So.2d 870, 873-74 (Fla.2000). Second, the statements themselves constituted hearsay within hearsay. Therefore, they were inadmissible unless both statements conformed to a hearsay exception. See § 90.805; Hill v....

Carter v. State

951 So. 2d 939, 2007 WL 675354

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 2007 | Docket: 1682581

Cited 9 times | Published

...ecause the statements in the reports were not based upon the personal knowledge of an agent of the business or agency); Harris v. Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm'n, 495 So.2d 806, 809 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) (quoting CHARLES EHRHARDT, FLORIDA EVIDENCE *944 § 90.805, at 563 (2d ed....

State v. Richards

843 So. 2d 962, 2003 WL 1916693

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 2003 | Docket: 1243910

Cited 9 times | Published

...s. Glenn so testifies. § 90.803(18), Fla. Stat. (2001). Ms. Glenn's repeating of that statement to the detective is hearsay when testified to by the detective, unless admissible for impeachment purposes or under an applicable hearsay exception. See § 90.805, Fla....

BDO Seidman, LLP v. Banco Espirito Santo International

38 So. 3d 874, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 9119, 2010 WL 2507051

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 2010 | Docket: 1658356

Cited 8 times | Published

..."A court judgment is hearsay `to the extent that it is offered to prove the truth of the matters asserted in the judgment.'" United States v. Sine, 493 F.3d 1021, 1036 (9th Cir.2007) (citation omitted). As to those matters, there must be an applicable hearsay exception. Stoll, 762 So.2d at 876; § 90.805 (2009); see also Charles W....

Love v. State

971 So. 2d 280, 2008 WL 80223

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 9, 2008 | Docket: 1731987

Cited 7 times | Published

...Levey did not hear Love talk about wanting to harm officers; the knowledge came from some unidentified third party. Hearsay within hearsay is not excluded under the hearsay rule, "provided each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception" to the rule. § 90.805, Fla....

Johnson v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERV.

546 So. 2d 741, 1989 WL 72735

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 30, 1989 | Docket: 1730932

Cited 6 times | Published

...are simply hearsay within hearsay and would only be admissible if they, too, conformed to the requirements of the business records exception to the hearsay rule. Harris, 495 So.2d at 808-09; Van Zant v. State, 372 So.2d 502, 503 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979), § 90.805, Fla....

Reichenberg v. Davis

846 So. 2d 1233, 2003 WL 21297232

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 2003 | Docket: 1301655

Cited 5 times | Published

...Game and Fresh Water Fish Com'n, 495 So.2d 806, 808 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); Van Zant v. State, 372 So.2d 502 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979). To be admissible under these circumstances, the hearsay statements made to the authors must themselves fall within an exception to the hearsay rule. § 90.805, Fla....

Benjamin v. Tandem Healthcare, Inc.

93 So. 3d 1076, 2012 WL 2400880, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10488

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 2012 | Docket: 60310426

Cited 5 times | Published

statements conform to a hearsay exception.”); see also § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2009). If the CNA witnessed the event

Henderson v. State

135 So. 3d 472, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4216, 2014 WL 1133309

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 21, 2014 | Docket: 60239651

Cited 4 times | Published

State, 994 So.2d 1018, 1026 (Fla.2008) (citing § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2007)); Charles W. Ehrhardt, Ehrhardt’s

Powell v. State

908 So. 2d 1185, 2005 WL 2045447

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 26, 2005 | Docket: 2544851

Cited 4 times | Published

...for further consideration. "Except as provided by statute, hearsay evidence is inadmissible." § 90.802, Fla. Stat. (2001). Statements that constitute hearsay within hearsay are inadmissible unless both statements conform to a hearsay exception. See § 90.805; Smith v....

Chaney v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.

605 So. 2d 527, 1992 WL 227763

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 1992 | Docket: 1702301

Cited 3 times | Published

...ually witnessed the matters about which she was speaking. Such statements may, therefore, involve hearsay within hearsay. Absent proof that the underlying statement met a hearsay exception or was based on personal knowledge, it is inadmissible under section 90.805, Florida Statutes (1989).[7] [7] We are not unmindful of the case of City of Miami v....

Thomas v. State

993 So. 2d 105, 2008 WL 4629572

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 21, 2008 | Docket: 1516371

Cited 3 times | Published

...u back tomorrow morning as well. (Emphasis added). Defense counsel argued that Ms. Baldwin's statement constituted a separate layer of hearsay—hearsay within hearsay—which could not come in without qualifying under an exception of its own. [2] See § 90.805, Fla....
...She was recounting statements she said she heard Ms. Baldwin make. Ms. Baldwin's statements were not, of course, business records themselves. As recounted by Ms. Zepp, they were not admissible, because they did not qualify for an exception to the hearsay rule in their own right. See § 90.805, Fla....

Holborough v. State

103 So. 3d 221, 2012 WL 5933008, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20448

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 28, 2012 | Docket: 60227007

Cited 3 times | Published

said was hearsay falling under no exception. See § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2010). The officer’s testimony was

Juste v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERV.

520 So. 2d 69, 1988 WL 8411

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 1988 | Docket: 1300655

Cited 3 times | Published

...n in the report was hearsay, and "a hearsay statement which includes another hearsay statement is admissible only when both statements conform to the requirements of a hearsay exception." Harris, 495 So.2d at 809. See also Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 90.805 (2d ed....

Gayle v. State

216 So. 3d 656, 2017 WL 1403607, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 5368

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 19, 2017 | Docket: 60265462

Cited 3 times | Published

level of hearsay requiring a second exception. See § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2015) (dealing with “[hjearsay within

Leighty v. State

981 So. 2d 484, 2008 WL 582512

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 5, 2008 | Docket: 1515692

Cited 2 times | Published

...t the constitutional right to due process and a fair trial. The admission of Nieves' deposition testimony would have been hearsay within hearsay. However, such hearsay is admissible if each component conforms to an exception to the hearsay rule. See § 90.805, Fla....

JBJ v. State

17 So. 3d 312, 2009 WL 1586819

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 2009 | Docket: 1141884

Cited 2 times | Published

...stent statement under section 90.801(2)(b). We further conclude that the trial court erred in admitting the investigating officer's hearsay-within-hearsay testimony as to J.E.A.'s account of Appellant's threat not to allow him to play with his toys. Section 90.805, Florida Statutes (2008), provides that "hearsay within hearsay" may be admissible "provided each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule." In the instant case, Appellant allegedly threatened J.E.A....

Keyes v. Tallahassee Mem. Reg. Med. Ctr.

579 So. 2d 201, 1991 WL 60012

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 1991 | Docket: 1432010

Cited 2 times | Published

...witnessed the matters about which she was speaking. *205 Such statements may, therefore, involve hearsay within hearsay. Absent proof that the underlying statement met a hearsay exception or was based on personal knowledge, it is inadmissible under section 90.805, Florida Statutes (1989)....

Tush-ee Lewis Hunter v. State of Florida

174 So. 3d 1011

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 11, 2015 | Docket: 2656158

Cited 1 times | Published

...3d 770, 780 (Fla. 2013)). Under the Florida Evidence Code, “[h]earsay within hearsay is not excluded under s. 90.802, provided each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule as provided in s. 90.803 or s. 90.804.” § 90.805, Fla....

Diaz v. State

106 So. 3d 515, 2013 WL 466219, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 1999

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 2013 | Docket: 60228249

Cited 1 times | Published

971 So.2d 280, 286 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (quoting § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2006)). To overcome a double hearsay

Rivera v. Board of Trustees of the City of Tampa's General Employment Retirement Fund

189 So. 3d 207, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 2847, 2016 WL 746480

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 2016 | Docket: 3039675

Cited 1 times | Published

over objection in civil actions.' See § 90.805; Holborough v. State, 103 So.3d 22l

Walden v. State

17 So. 3d 795, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 11326, 2009 WL 2475148

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 2009 | Docket: 1645155

Cited 1 times | Published

...§ 90.802, Fla. Stat. (2007). Hearsay within hearsay, which describes what she reported on the tape recording that Mr. Fowler had told her, is similarly inadmissible unless "each part of the combined statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule." § 90.805, Fla....

Rubrecht v. Cone Distributing, Inc.

95 So. 3d 950, 2012 WL 3235164, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13354

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2012 | Docket: 60311350

Cited 1 times | Published

applicable hearsay exception. Stoll, 762 So.2d at 876; § 90.805 (2009); see also Charles W. Ehrhardt, Ehrhardt’s

Caldwell v. State

137 So. 3d 590, 2014 WL 1686465, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 6214

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2014 | Docket: 60240380

Cited 1 times | Published

hearsay rule as provided in s. 90.803 or s. 90.804.” § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2012). Hearsay is “a statement, other

Gosciminski v. State

994 So. 2d 1018, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 810, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1917, 2008 WL 4489264

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 8, 2008 | Docket: 64856821

Published

exception for Joan’s statements to be admissible. See § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2007). In reviewing the listed exceptions

Brown v. State

707 So. 2d 849, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 2155, 1998 WL 88183

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 4, 1998 | Docket: 64779700

Published

be within an exception to be properly admitted. § 90.805. The state argues that the statements were not

Gropper v. Binder

558 So. 2d 499, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1747, 1990 WL 29487

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 20, 1990 | Docket: 64648858

Published

appealed. Hill v. State, 549 So.2d 179 (Fla.1989); § 90.805, Fla.Stat. (1987); § 620.615, Fla.Stat. (1985)

J.B.J. v. State

17 So. 3d 312, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 7203

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 2009 | Docket: 60249087

Published

threat not to allow him to play with his toys. Section 90.805, Florida Statutes (2008), provides that “hearsay

ANTHONY MOSCATIELLO v. STATE OF FLORIDA

247 So. 3d 11

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 2018 | Docket: 7062005

Published

Marley and Gurino were unavailable to testify. Section 90.805, Florida Statutes, allows the admission of

Kaseta v. State

192 So. 3d 697, 2016 WL 3127523, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8474

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 3, 2016 | Docket: 3069706

Published

135 So.3d 472, 476 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014); see also § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2010). Money’s alleged statement'

UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. NB SPORTS MASSAGE AND REHAB CORP. A/A/O DAISY DEPAULA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 28, 2021 | Docket: 60088898

Published

under other exceptions to the hearsay rule. See § 90.805 (“Hearsay within hearsay is not excluded under

Hartong v. Bernhart

128 So. 3d 858, 2013 WL 6331606, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 19439

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 6, 2013 | Docket: 60237178

Published

statements conform to a hearsay exception.” (citing § 90.805, Fla. Stat. (2005); Smith v. State, 880 So.2d

Noack v. State

260 So. 3d 1172

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 2018 | Docket: 64699959

Published

conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule[.]" § 90.805, Fla. Stat.; see also Gosciminski v. State , 994

Noack v. State

260 So. 3d 1172

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 2018 | Docket: 64699960

Published

conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule[.]" § 90.805, Fla. Stat.; see also Gosciminski v. State , 994

Marvin E. Noack v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 2018 | Docket: 8455095

Published

conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule[.]” § 90.805, Fla. Stat.; see also Gosciminski v. State, 994

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