Hearsay violates the confrontation clause because:
a. the defendant can't crossÂexamine the witnesses against them.
b. it often gets misinterpreted.
c. the jury doesn't have a chance to see the demeanor of the person who spoke the out of court statements.
d. people can lie too easily about what they heard someone else say.
a
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