The nonverbal conduct of a person is a statement for purposes of the federal hearsay rule -- and thus can be hearsay -- only if the person who engages in the conduct intends his or her conduct to be an assertion.

Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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