context: Officer Bentley's evidence about what he was told by the dispatcher was not hearsay because it was not offered for the truth of the matter asserted. The statements were admitted in order to explain why Bentley went to Gilbert's house even though police had already been there earlier that day to investigate his death.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: officer's testimony concerning phone call not hearsay when offered to explain what prompted his investigation
citation_a.sentence: See United States v. Collins, 996 F.2d 950, 953 (8th Cir.1993) (out of court statement to officer not hearsay if offered to explain why investigation was undertaken); see also Nottingham v. Arkansas, 29 Ark.App. 95, 778 S.W.2d 629, 630 (1989) (officer’s testimony concerning phone call not hearsay when offered to explain what prompted his investigation).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 996 F.2d 950, 953
citation_b.parenthetical: out of court statement to officer not hearsay if offered to explain why investigation was undertaken
citation_b.sentence: See United States v. Collins, 996 F.2d 950, 953 (8th Cir.1993) (out of court statement to officer not hearsay if offered to explain why investigation was undertaken); see also Nottingham v. Arkansas, 29 Ark.App. 95, 778 S.W.2d 629, 630 (1989) (officer’s testimony concerning phone call not hearsay when offered to explain what prompted his investigation).