What is the rule against hearsay?

The rule is illustrated in People v. Dorsey (1974) 43 Cal.App.3d 953. In that case, the prosecutor sought to have the custodian of records for the bank where the defendant kept a checking account testify about the content of the defendant's checking account records. (Id. at pp. 958, 960.) When the defendant objected to the testimony on hearsay grounds, the prosecutor established that the bank kept the proffered records in the ordinary course of business, the witness was the bank's custodian of records, and part of his duties was to keep the bank's records. (Id. at p. 960.) The defendant continued to object to the testimony on the ground that insufficient foundation had been laid for its admission under the business records exception to the rule against hearsay. (Id. at pp. 959-960.) The defendant did not specify how the custodian of record's testimony

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