Is there any evidence that a defendant tried to hide after the crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nguyen, D075246 (Cal. App. 2020):
Evidence that a defendant tried to hide after the crime is relevant to show consciousness of guilt. (People v. Vu (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 1009, 1030 (Vu); see, e.g., People v. Kelly (1928) 203 Cal. 128, 138 ["The testimony of the police officers that, when the defendant was found at his home in San
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