The co-conspirator exemption from the hearsay rule applies only if the trial court concludes that a preponderance of of the evidence shows that the statement of the alleged co-conspirator was made during the conspiracy rather than before or after the conspiracy.

Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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