Exception to hearsay is party admission.
The defendant said it, it's not hearsay.
Rule 801 Hearsay;Definitions
The following definitions apply under this article:
Michigan Rules of Evidence Last Updated 6/23/2006ഊ(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 of 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 an individual or a representative
capacity,except statements made in connection with a guilty plea to a
misdemeanor motor vehicle violation or an admission of responsibility for a civil
infraction under laws pertaining to motor vehicles,or
(B)a statement of which
the party has manifested an 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,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 on independent proof of the
conspiracy.