Is hearsay testimony by a police officer admissible at a preliminary hearing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Lindini, F059408, No. BF112789A (Cal. App. 2011):
4.Hearsay testimony by a police officer is admissible at a preliminary hearing. ( 872, subd. (b); Whitman v. Superior Court (1991) 54 Cal.3d 1063, 1070.)
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