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Criminal

Jul. 30, 2013

Hearsay exceptions for children in sexual assault cases

Earn MCLE credit learning the basic principles governing the admission of children's hearsay statements is highly important to presiding over these types of cases as well as practicing law in this field.

Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center

Karla D. Kerlin

Judge

Criminal / Mental Health

Southwestern University School of Law, 1989

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Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center

Renee F. Korn

Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court

Criminal Law

UC Hastings College of the Law, 1990

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Hearsay statements often play a critical role in criminal proceedings involving sexual assaults of children. Understanding the basic principles governing the admission of children's hearsay statements is highly important to presiding over these types of cases as well as practicing law in this field.

The objective of this article and self-study test is to familiarize bench officers and attorneys with hearsay exceptions for children in sexual assault cases, including admission of st...

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