[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

True, but my point was that hearsay in any case is considered very weak evidence.

[AnAmericanMother]

My question is whether it should have been considered at all in this case.

If something falls under an exception to the hearsay rule, it's not hearsay. And plenty of people have been convicted based on evidence that falls under an exception to the hearsay rule.