CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay
......Confrontation
.........Criminal-State Cases
............Forfeiture by Wrongdoing
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By his own wrongdoing, D forfeited his Sixth Amendment right to cross-examine victim.

Under forfeiture by wrongdoing, trial court properly admitted statements to O by D's girlfriend, who was threatened by D and dissuaded from appearing at trial.