2.04.380 [Rule 35] Hearsay: Definitions

The following definitions apply to this section.

(a) A "Statement" is

(1) Oral or written assertion, or

(2) Nonverbal conduct of a person, if it is intended by him to be an assertion.

(b) "Declarant" is the person who makes the statement.

(c) "Hearsay" is a statement other than one made by the declarant, made out of court, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.