CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Evidentiary Issues
......Hearsay Rule Exceptions
.........Sexual Crimes With Children Under 12
7 Cards On This Topic:

Child victim’s hearsay statement admissible to determine admissibility of accused’s confession.

Child victim’s hearsay statements admissible only if statements bear particularized guarantees of trustworthiness without consideration of corroboration.

No error in juvenile court's admission of 3-yr.-old V's out-of-court statements solely for the purpose of determining the admissibility of the minor D's confession under EC 1228.

Because notice and unavailability requirements not met, mother's testimony about child abuse victim's out of court statements not properly admitted per Evid. Code §1360 hearsay exception.

EC §1228 hearsay exception for minor victim’s statements inapplicable where there was no confession, without which minor’s statements could not prove corpus delicti.

Hearsay provisions of PC 872 (b) do not require child molest victim be qualified to testify at prelim. hearing in order for M’s hearsay declarations to be admissible.

Hearsay provisions of PC 872 (b) do not require child molest victim be qualified to testify at prelim. hearing in order for M’s hearsay declarations to be admissible.