What is the difference between hearsay and non-hearsay evidence under the state of mind exception?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Satterfield, D070752 (Cal. App. 2017):
In People v. Ortiz (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 377, 389, the court explained the distinction between hearsay evidence offered pursuant to the state of mind exception to prove a declarant's state of mind, and nonhearsay statements offered to prove a declarant's state of mind:
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