California · Evidence Code

EVID §1242: Evidence of a statement made by a dying person respecting the cause and circumstances of his death is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement was made upon his personal knowledge an

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A dying person's statement about what caused their death is allowed as evidence in court even though it is hearsay, provided the person had direct knowledge of the facts.

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Evidence of a statement made by a dying person respecting the cause and circumstances of his death is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement was made upon his personal knowledge and under a sense of immediately impending death.

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