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"People v. Sanchez" and Child Custody Evaluations

In the 2016 criminal case People v. Sanchez, the California Supreme Court considered the relationship between the hearsay rule and out-of-court statements used as the basis for an expert’s testimony. The expert had never met the defendant and did not have personal knowledge of his past contacts with the police; rather, the expert’s information came from police reports and other collateral sources.

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