CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Exceptions re Statements
......Co-Conspirator (Crim.) Admissions
.........In General
8 Cards On This Topic:
  • Statements made by coconspirators while participating in conspiracy not inadmissible by hearsay rule.
  • No error in admitting D's girlfriend's statements under EC §1223 coconspirator exception, where DA presented evidence of her identifying herself as "Janet Jackson" and arranging a "job interview" for V2, resulting in her murder.
  • Harmless error to admit co-Ds' statements to witness which took place before the conspiracy to kill Vs was formed, and were therefore inadmissible under the coconspirator exception.
  • Immunized W's testimony recounting conversations with Vs concerning drug deal properly admitted under EC §1223 coconspirator hearsay exception.
  • Coconspirator's exception to hearsay rule explained; general requirements.
  • Coconspirator exception to hearsay rule not subject to Aranda rules (re sanitizing or severance)
  • To establish probable cause at prelim hearing, corroboration not required for statements of witness not proven to be coparticipant; officer's testimony sufficient.
  • Deceased conspirator's statements re drug deals properly admitted as FRE coconspirator hearsay exceptions or admissible as declaration against penal interest.