Is a non-testimonial declaration against penal interest admissible even if portions of the declaration implicate a co-defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Turner, B289947 (Cal. App. 2020):
A non-testimonial declaration against penal interest is admissible even if portions of the declaration implicate a co-defendant, provided that the statement is not "exculpatory, self-serving, or collateral" and is "inextricably tied to and part of a specific statement against penal interest." (People v. Samuels
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