“The Hearsay Trojan Horse: Out-of-Court Statements Offered to Demonstrate a ‘Course Of Conduct'”

Bruce Merenstein authored a post for The Legal Intelligencer Blog titled “The Hearsay Trojan Horse: Out-of-Court Statements Offered to Demonstrate a ‘Course Of Conduct’,” which was published on April 11. In the real world of jury trials, what does it mean to admit a statement for some other purpose than to demonstrate that the facts asserted in the statement are true? This blog examines just that in a recent Superior Court case.