How have courts reviewed a trial court's ruling on the hearsay nature of evidence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Roa, 11 Cal.App.5th 428, 217 Cal.Rptr.3d 604 (Cal. App. 2017):
A trial court's ruling on the admissibility of evidence, including one that turns on the hearsay nature of the evidence, is reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard. (People v. Waidla (2000) 22 Cal.4th 690, 725, 94 Cal.Rptr.2d 396, 996 P.2d 46.)
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