* 2010 edition of the Manual for Military Commissions (MMC) (Apr. 28, 2010)
Available here: http://www.defense.gov/news/d2010manual.pdf
Among other interesting provisions are the sections on hearsay and on material support:
SECTION VIII
HEARSAY
Rule 801. Definitions
The following definitions apply under this rule:
(a) Statement. A “statement” is (1) an oral or written assertion or (2) nonverbal conduct of a person, if it is intended by the person as an assertion.
(b) Declarant. A “declarant” is a person who makes a statement.
(c) Hearsay. “Hearsay” is a statement, other than the one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.
(d) Statements which are not hearsay. A statement is not hearsay if:
(1) Prior statement by witness. The declarant testifies at the trial or hearing and is subject to cross-examination concerning the statement, and the statement is (A) inconsistent with the declarant’s testimony, and was given under oath subject to the penalty of perjury at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding, or in a deposition, or (B) consistent with the declarant’s testimony and is offered to rebut an express or implied charge against the declarant of recent fabrication or improper influence or motive, or (C) one of identification of a person made after perceiving the person; or
(2) Admission by party-opponent. The statement is offered against a party and is (A) the party’s own statement in either the party’s individual or representative capacity, or (B) a statement of which the party has manifested the party’s adoption or belief in its truth, or (C) a statement by a person authorized by the party to make a statement concerning the subject, or (D) a statement by the party’s agent or servant concerning a matter within the scope of the agency or employment of the agent or servant, made during the existence of the relationship, or (E) a statement by a coconspirator of a party during the course and in furtherance of the conspiracy. The contents of the statement shall be considered but are not alone sufficient to establish the declarant’s authority under paragraph (C), the agency or employment relationship and the scope thereof under paragraph (D), or the existence of the conspiracy and the participation therein of the declarant and the party against whom the statement is offered under paragraph (E).
Rule 802. Reserved.
Rule 803. Admissibility of hearsay
(a) Hearsay evidence may be admitted in trials by military commission if the evidence would be admitted under the rules of evidence applicable in trial by general courts-martial, and the evidence would otherwise be admissible under these Rules or this Manual.
(b) Hearsay evidence not otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence applicable in trial by general courts-martial may be admitted in a trial by military commission only if—
(1) the proponent of the evidence makes known to the adverse party, sufficiently in advance to provide the adverse party with a fair opportunity to meet the evidence, the proponent’s intention to offer the evidence, and the particulars of the evidence (including information on the circumstances under which the evidence was obtained); and
(2) the military judge, after taking into account all of the circumstances surrounding the taking of the statement, including the degree to which the statement is corroborated, the indicia of reliability within the statement itself, and whether the will of the declarant was overborne, determines that—
(A) the statement is offered as evidence of a material fact;
(B) the statement is probative for which it is offered;
(C) direct testimony from the witness is not available as a practical matter, taking into consideration the physical location of the witness, the unique circumstances of military and intelligence operations during hostilities, and the adverse impacts on military or intelligence operations that would likely result from the production of the witnesses; and
(D) the general purposes of the rules of evidence and the interests of justice will best be served by admission of the statement into evidence.
(d) The disclosure of information under this section is subject to the requirements and limitations applicable to the disclosure of classified information in Mil. Comm. R. Evid. 505 and 506 as applicable.
Rule 804.
Reserved.
Rule 805. Hearsay within hearsay
Hearsay included within hearsay is not excluded under the hearsay rule if each part of the combined statements would be admissible in a military commission convened under chapter 47A of Title 10.
Rule 806.
Reserved.
Rule 807. Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant
When a hearsay statement, or a statement defined in Mil. Comm. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(C), (D), or (E), has been admitted in evidence, the credibility of the declarant may be attacked, and if attacked may be supported, by any evidence which would be admissible for those purposes if declarant had testified as a witness. Evidence of a statement or conduct by the declarant at any time, inconsistent with the declarant’s hearsay statement, is not subject to any requirement that the declarant may have been afforded an opportunity to deny or explain. If the party against whom a hearsay statement has been admitted calls the declarant as a witness, the party is entitled to examine the declarant on the statement as if under cross-examination.
(25) PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM.
a. Text. “Any person subject to this chapter who provides material support or resources, knowing or intending that they are to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, an act of terrorism (as set forth in paragraph (24) of this section), or who intentionally provides material support or resources to an international terrorist organization engaged in hostilities against the United States, knowing that such organization has engaged or engages in terrorism (as so set forth), shall be punished as a military commission under this chapter may direct.”
b. Elements. The elements of this offense can be met either by meeting (i) all of the elements in A, or (ii) all of the elements in B, or (iii) all of the elements in both A and B:
A. (1) The accused provided material support or resources to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, an act of terrorism (as set forth in paragraph (24));
(2) The accused knew or intended that the material support or resources were to be used for those purposes; and
(3) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with an hostilities.
B. (1) The accused provided material support or resources to an international terrorist organization engaged in hostilities against the United States;
(2) The accused intended to provide such material support or resources to such an international terrorist organization;
(3) The accused knew that such organization has engaged or engages in terrorism; and
(4) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.
c. Definition. “Material support or resources” means any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel (one or more individuals who may be or include oneself), and transportation, except medicine or religious materials.
d. Maximum punishment. Confinement for life.