What is the test for admitting consciousness of guilt evidence in a motor vehicle case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Anderson, 235 Cal.Rptr.3d 1, 420 P.3d 825, 5 Cal.5th 372 (Cal. 2018):

As indicated in the cases the trial court cited, the existence of alternate explanations for the defendants behavior does not necessarily defeat the courts discretion to admit consciousness-of-guilt evidence. ( People v. Pensinger , supra , 52 Cal.3d at pp. 1243-1244, 278 Cal.Rptr. 640, 805 P.2d 899 [instruction on flight as showing consciousness of guilt permissible even though there was a possible

[5 Cal.5th 392]

innocent explanation

[235 Cal.Rptr.3d 26]

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