What is the test for making a statement of motive for murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Henriquez, 226 Cal.Rptr.3d 69, 4 Cal.5th 1, 406 P.3d 748 (Cal. 2017):
motive for the murder. The statement was admissible for this purpose. (See People v. Mendoza (2007) 42 Cal.4th 686, 697, 68 Cal.Rptr.3d 274, 171 P.3d 2.)
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