Can a victim's testimony be used to prove a defendant's prior acts of domestic violence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, B297094 (Cal. App. 2020):
If hearsay evidence is admissible, it may be introduced to prove prior acts of domestic violence offered under section 1109. (See People v. Price (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 224, 240-241 [finding victim's hearsay statements offered to prove defendant's prior acts of domestic violence were admissible].)
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