Legal Opinion
California v. Green
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1970No. 387PublishedCited by 3,125 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Section 1235 of the California Evidence Code, effective as of January 1, 1967, provides that “[e]vidence of a statement made by a witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement is inconsistent with his testimony at the hearing and is offered in compliance with Section 770.” 1 In People v. Johnson, 68 Cal. 2d 646, 441 P. 2d 111 (1968), cert. denied, 393 U. S. 1051 (1969), the California Supreme Court held that prior statements of a witness that were not subject to cross-examination when originally made, could not be introduced under this section to prove the charges…
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