Does a hearsay statement that identifies a defendant by name as the driver of a car involved in a shooting constitute hearsay evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bueno, B282517 (Cal. App. 2019):
In People v. Cortez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 101, the declarant's hearsay statement identified the defendant by name as the driver of the car involved in a shooting. Because the declarant knew that the defendant was in custody, "[h]e thus also knew that, by identifying her, he was increasing the likelihood that evidence
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