Sentences with phrase «hearsay against the reasons»

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The court cited that relatively short distance, along with the severe pain the victim likely was feeling, in reasoning that it was «inconceivable» that the victim could have spent the time it took to get from point «A» to point «B» concocting a story and in ruling that the victim's statements should have been admitted under the «excited utterance / spontaneous declaration» exception to the rule against hearsay.