Does the testimony of two members of the victim's family have to be admitted at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Combs, 101 P.3d 1007, 22 Cal.Rptr.3d 61, 34 Cal.4th 821 (Cal. 2004):
Finally, the testimony was not unduly prejudicial. As the Attorney General points out, the testimony was brief and factual, and the record does not reflect that either witness made any emotional outbursts. (People v. Kipp (1998) 18 Cal.4th 349, 374, 75 Cal.Rptr.2d 716, 956 P.2d 1169 .) Thus, the trial court properly admitted the testimony of the victim's family members.
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