I posit to you the following hypothetical trial situation. You have your own client on the stand and are conducting his direct examination. You have a letter that your client had written to the opposing party some two years prior to the date of the testimony. You have it marked for identification and you show it to your client, of course, having previously given a copy to opposing counsel. You ask your client if he recognizes the letter and he indicates that he does. As you get ready to ask your next question, opposing counsel objects. Objection? What could he possibly be objecting about?
“Hearsay,” declares opposing counsel. “The letter is hearsay and inadmissable.”
