You’re charged with a crime. Does victim identification always have to be confirmed in court? The answer is not always. In California one of the exceptions is in California Evidence Code 1240. That allows some out of court statements of a witness where the statement was made spontaneously while the declarant was under the stress …
Hearsay and Out of Court Statements in California: What your Criminal Defense Attorney Needs to Know
By: Wallin & Klarich