United States v. Rhodes

The defendant Rhodes, a Master Sergeant in the United States Army, was tried for having conspired to violate espionage laws. A memorandum containing biographical information about Rhodes found at the home of one defendant's co-conspirators was admitted into evidence. Rhodes' counsel objected on the grounds that the memorandum was hearsay.

The memorandum was admitted under the conspiracy exception to the hearsay rule. Statements made in furtherance of a conspiracy are not inadmissible due to the hearsay rule.

Hearsay