How have statements made by a defendant to the police after he was arrested and charged with a robbery were excluded as hearsay?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, G057497 (Cal. App. 2019):
No. Defendant proffered evidence of certain statements he made to the police after he was arrested. Defense counsel argued these statements exhibited disordered thinking, and were admissible under Evidence Code section 1250 to show his then existing state of mind and whether he could form the specific intent necessary to commit a robbery. The court properly excluded the proffered statements as hearsay. (People v. Anderson (2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 851, 876-878.)
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