CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Exceptions re Writings
......Social Studies Report-Juvenile
.........Stmts of Incompetent M Admiss.
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • Incompetent minor's out of court statements re molestation properly admitted for nonhearsay purposes.
  • Minor's statements in social study report regarding molestation are admissible for W&I 300 finding even though minor incompetent to testify in court.
  • Hearsay statements in social report by child later found incompetent to testify admissible where incompetency not based on inability to distinguish truth and falsehood.