Other limits on admissibility based in a whole or in part on "collateral policy," on considerations other than truthfinding

United States v. Dukagjini, 326 F.3d 45, 63 (2d Cir. 2003) (upholding trial court's admission into evidence of Miller's testimony about the taped narcotics conversations because it "was properly admissible as the....If a statement is made by a party and the statement is offered against the party that made the statement, the federal law of evidence characterizes such a statement as non-hearsay and exempts it from the hearsay prohibition found in Federal Rule of Evidence 802 or a comparable State rule even though the exempted statement otherwise satisfies the definition of hearsay given in Rule 801(c) or a comparable State rule.

Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 819 (1975).The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination confers on a criminal defendant the right to give relevant testimony.

Fed. R. Evid. 103(a) ("(a) Effect of erroneous ruling. Error may not be predicated upon a ruling which...excludes evidence unless a substantial right of the party is affected, and (1) Objection. - In case the ruling is one admitting evidence, a timely objection or motion to strike appears of record, stating the specific ground of...If a trial court overrules an objection to evidence, an appellate court will review the trial court's ruling only if the opponent made a specific objection at trial; if the opponent of the evidence made a general objection and the trial court overruled the objection, it will be said that the opponent waived or forfeited its claim of error by making a general objection.