Opinion ID: 1172016
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Heading: Evidence of Defendant's Consciousness of Guilt

Text: After defendant's arrest in Fresno, Callegari drove him to Sacramento. As they approached a San Francisco Bay Area freeway offramp, defendant volunteered, Why don't you just take me to the gas chamber at San Quentin. Turn here, take me over to the gas chamber at San Quentin. Defendant had objected to admission of the statement on relevance grounds, but the court denied the motion, finding the statement probative evidence of consciousness of guilt. Defendant now contends that the statement was, in effect, an offer to plead guilty, and therefore inadmissible under Evidence Code section 1153. Defendant cannot challenge admission of the statement on a ground not advanced at trial. But even if we were to reach the merits of defendant's claim, defendant's statement clearly was not an offer to plead guilty. IV.