Opinion ID: 2621092
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Evidence to Impeach Defendant

Text: Over defendant's hearsay objection, Investigator Bennett testified that Boggs told her that she was surprised defendant had crack cocaine since he did not have any money, which statement tended to show defendant had a motive to rob and kill Simms. Defendant argues this statement prejudiced him because it directly contradicted the defense's case on this issue. We find no error. Although hearsay, this statement was admissible under the hearsay exception for inconsistent statements under Evidence Code section 1235. Boggs previously testified that defendant never told her he had no money, and that she did not recall whether she told the police that she told Simms that defendant wanted the $10 Simms owed him because he had no money. Because we find no error, we accordingly reject defendant's contentions that the foregoing exclusion and admission of evidence violated his various constitutional rights.