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If a statement is offered against a criminal defendant, the statement qualifies as a statement against interest for purposes of the federal hearsay exception for statements against interest only if there is corroborating evidence of the trustworthiness of the statement.

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Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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