Criminal
May 25, 2002
High Court Reconciles Rules of Evidence
SAN FRANCISCO - The corpus delecti rule is alive and well in California. The truth-in-evidence rule is also alive and well. Both the defense and the prosecution cheered Thursday's unanimous California Supreme Court ruling requiring independent proof that a crime was committed, regardless of whether jurors hear incriminating statements made by a defendant. People v. Alvarez, S089554.
The truth-in-evidence rule is also alive and well.
Both the defense and the prosecution cheered Thursday's unanimous Cal...
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