CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Exceptions re Statements
......Co-Defendant (Crim.) Admissions
.........Current Cal. Validity of Aranda
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • It is unclear whether Prop. 8 abrogated Aranda to the extent it was broader than Bruton.
  • Aranda/Bruton doctrine cannot be abrogated by state law.
  • When a Co-D testifies, Aranda doctrine abrogated by adoption of Prop. 8 in 1982, such that testifying Co-D's extrajudicial statements admissible.