CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Exceptions re Statements
......Co-Defendant (Crim.) Admissions
.........Application to Non-Jury Trials
2 Cards On This Topic:
  • §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.