Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this article if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1252
Statements of Mental or Physical State
Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case 70 Cal. 2d 522 - People v. Ireland (1969)
Most recently applied in 11 Cal. 5th 881 - People v. Dworak (July 2021)
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.