Rule 804. Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness — Inbound Citations

Citations to Fed. R. Evid. 804 as a whole

• Fed. R. Evid. 807(a)

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  (a) Under the following conditions, a hearsay statement is not excluded by the rule against hearsay even if the statement is not admissible under a hearsay exception in Rule 803 or 804:

  (1) the statement is supported by sufficient guarantees of trustworthiness—after considering the totality of circumstances under which it was made and evidence, if any, corroborating the statement; and

  (2) it is more probative on the point for which it is offered than any other evidence that the proponent can obtain through reasonable efforts.