Although Federal Rule of Evidence 410 and comparable State rules limit the admissibility of plea offers, plea negotiations, withdrawn pleas, and pleas of nolo contendere, a party may waive the limitations on admissibility imposed by such rules.

Cf. United States v. Ruffin, 575 F.2d 346, 357 (2d Cir. 1978) (reversing conviction on Count IV after the trial court erroneously found that government's rebuttal witness was qualified [to give an opinion testimony on the....There is a hearsay exception for public records of documents affecting an interest in property.

United States v. Geston, 299 F.3d 1130, 1137-1138 (9th Cir. 2002) ("Rule 404(a) provides that '[e]vidence of a person's character or a trait of character is not admissible for the purpose of proving action in conformity therewith on a particular occasion....' However, Rule 404(a)(2) allows admission of...When an exception makes the victim's character admissible, the testimony of a witness on direct examination about the victim's character must take the form of opinion or reputation and it cannot take the form of specific instances of victim's conduct.

Fed. R. Evid. 807.Statements that fall within an exception to the hearsay rule are admissible to prove the truth of the matter asserted by the declarant (the maker of the statement).