Is a defendant's silence upon learning of the killing admissible under the hearsay rule?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cannon, E064706 (Cal. App. 2018):
rule. (See, e.g., People v. Snow (1987) 44 Cal.3d 216, 227 [defendant's silence upon learning of the victim's death was not a statement under the hearsay rule and was admissible to show his prior knowledge of the killing].)
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