California Evidence Code 210 – “Relevant evidence” means evidence, including evidence relevant to …
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“Relevant evidence” means evidence, including evidence relevant to the credibility of a witness or hearsay declarant, having any tendency in reason to prove or disprove any disputed fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action.
(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
Terms Used In California Evidence Code 210
- Action: includes a civil action and a criminal action. See California Evidence Code 105
- Declarant: is a person who makes a statement. See California Evidence Code 135
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Evidence: means testimony, writings, material objects, or other things presented to the senses that are offered to prove the existence or nonexistence of a fact. See California Evidence Code 140
- Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.