California Evidence Code 1230 – Evidence of a statement by a declarant having sufficient knowledge of …
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Evidence of a statement by a declarant having sufficient knowledge of the subject is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the declarant is unavailable as a witness and the statement, when made, was so far contrary to the declarant’s pecuniary or proprietary interest, or so far subjected him to the risk of civil or criminal liability, or so far tended to render invalid a claim by him against another, or created such a risk of making him an object of hatred, ridicule, or social disgrace in the community, that a reasonable man in his position would not have made the statement unless he believed it to be true.
(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1230
- Declarant: is a person who makes a statement. See California Evidence Code 135
- Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
- Statement: means (a) oral or written verbal expression or (b) nonverbal conduct of a person intended by him as a substitute for oral or written verbal expression. See California Evidence Code 225
- unavailable as a witness: means that the declarant is any of the following:
California Evidence Code 240