In Re: Order Amending Rules 803(6), 803(8) and 803(10) Approving the Revision of the Comments to Rules 802, 803(7) and 803(9), and Adopting New Rule 902(13) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence

Rule 802. The Rule Against Hearsay Hearsay is not admissible except as provided by these rules, by other rules prescribed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, or by statute. Comment Pa.R.E. 802 differs from F.R.E. 802 in that it refers to other rules prescribed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and to statutes in general, rather than federal statutes. Often, hearsay will be admissible under an exception provided by these rules. The organization of the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence generally follows the organization of the Federal Rules of Evidence, but the Pennsylvania Rules’ organization of…