CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
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Hearsay Exceptions re Statements
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Co-Defendant (Crim.) Admissions
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§28(d) abrogates Aranda to extent Aranda would prohibit D's extrajudicial statement incriminating co-D in court trial; judge presumed capable of weighing only admissible evidence.
D's waiver of jury has no bearing on merits of D's motion for severance. Aranda applies to non-jury criminal trials.