▁of ▁W ools - Sam pson ) ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁( the ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁reliable ▁man ). ▁In ▁a ▁court , ▁both ▁layers ▁of ▁he ars ay ▁must ▁be ▁found ▁separately ▁adm iss ible . ▁In ▁this ▁example , ▁the ▁first ▁he ars ay ▁also ▁comes ▁from ▁an ▁anonymous ▁source , ▁and ▁the ▁adm iss ibility ▁of ▁an ▁anonymous ▁statement ▁depends ▁upon ▁the ▁dis charge ▁of ▁an ▁additional ▁legal ▁bur den ▁of ▁proof . ▁ ▁Many ▁juris dict ions ▁that ▁generally ▁dis allow ▁he ars ay ▁evidence ▁in ▁courts ▁permit ▁the ▁more ▁w ides p read ▁use ▁of ▁he ars ay ▁in ▁non - jud icial ▁hear ings . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁The ▁Six th ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁provides ▁that ▁" In ▁all ▁criminal ▁pro sec utions , ▁the ▁accused ▁shall ▁enjoy ▁the ▁right ▁... ▁to ▁be ▁confront ed ▁with ▁the ▁witness es ▁against ▁him ". ▁ ▁" H ears ay ▁is ▁a ▁statement , ▁other ▁than ▁one ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁declar ant ▁while ▁test ifying ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁or ▁hearing , ▁offered ▁in ▁evidence ▁to ▁prove ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁matter ▁assert ed ." ▁Per ▁Federal ▁Rule ▁of ▁Ev idence ▁ 8 0 1 ( d )( 2 )( a ), ▁a ▁statement ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁def endant ▁is ▁adm iss ible ▁as ▁evidence ▁only ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁in cul pat ory ; ▁ex cul pat ory ▁statements ▁made ▁to ▁an ▁investig ator ▁are ▁he ars ay ▁and ▁therefore ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁admitted