Statement against penal interest

Statement against penal interest

In United States law, a statement against penal interest is a statement that puts the person making the statement at risk of prosecution. In certain circumstances, it can be a factor in allowing as evidence statements that would otherwise be excluded through the law of hearsay.

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* [http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/digest/2002dig/IIIC8.htm Statement against interest] , U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces


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