Evidence of a plea of guilty, later withdrawn, or of an offer to plead guilty to the crime charged or to any other crime, made by the defendant in a criminal action is inadmissible in any action or in any proceeding of any nature, including proceedings before agencies, commissions, boards, and tribunals.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1153
Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case 4 Cal. 4th 1233 - People v. Cummings (1993)
Most recently applied in 155 Cal. App. 4th 903 - People v. Brock (September 2007)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.