CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay
......Prop. 115
.........Qualifications of Officer
4 Cards On This Topic:
  • Hearsay and multiple hearsay statements of sworn qualified law enforcement officer admissible at prelim.
  • Correctional officer is "law enforcement officer" for purpose of giving hearsay testimony at prelim hearings.
  • Officer's hearsay testimony inadmissible at prelim absent foundational showing of proper qualifications on record.
  • FTB investigator is law enforcement officer qualified to give hearsay testimony at prelim hearings.