James Hearing

James hearing, means a court proceeding held to determine whether the out of court statements of a co- conspirator should be admitted into evidence, by analysing whether there was a conspiracy, whether the declarant and the defendant were part of the conspiracy, and whether the statement was made in furtherance of the conspiracy, United States v. James, 590 F 2d 575; Fed. R. Evid, 801(d)(2)(E).