Rule 802 Hearsay Rule

• Library: The Illinois Rules of Evidence: A Color-Coded Guide (2019 Ed.)

Rule 802. The Rule Against Hearsay

Hearsay is not admissible unless any of the following provides otherwise:

• a federal statute;

• these rules; or

• other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court.

ILLINOIS RULES OF EVIDENCE

Rule 802. Hearsay Rule

Hearsay is not admissible except as provided by these rules, by other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court, or by statute as provided in Rule 101.

COMMENTARY

Author's Commentary on Ill. R. Evid. 802

IRE 802 is identical to the federal rule before the latter's...