What is the test for evidence of flight after the crime has been committed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Goss, D072407 (Cal. App. 2019):
Evidence of a defendant's flight after the charged crimes were committed " 'supports an inference of consciousness of guilt and constitutes an implied admission, which may properly be considered as corroborative of the accomplice testimony.' " (People v. Zapien (1993) 4 Cal.4th 929, 983.)
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