CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Exceptions re Statements
......Admissions: In General (Civil)
.........Use of Crim. Case Guilty Plea
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • Criminal guilty plea admissible in subsequent civil action stemming from same incident as admission against interest of party.
  • Admission by motorist that he pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter admitted as admission against interest in action in which he was not party.
  • Guilty plea in prior criminal trial admissible in subsequent administrative disciplinary proceeding as admission of offense warranting discipline.