Evidence Code § 210
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Evidence Code § 210 is a provision of California law that defines what constitutes "relevant evidence" for purposes of admissibility in court proceedings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evidence Code § 210 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
California statute
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evidence law provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
California court proceedings
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demonstrative evidence ⓘ documentary evidence ⓘ real evidence ⓘ testimonial evidence ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | a party offers evidence at trial ⓘ |
| bindingOn | California state courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | substantive evidence rule ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Cal. Evid. Code § 210
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Evid. Code, § 210 ⓘ |
| codifies | definition of relevance ⓘ |
| concerns | logical relevance ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Federal Rule of Evidence 401 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
materiality of evidence
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probative value ⓘ tendency in reason to prove or disprove a disputed fact ⓘ |
| defines | relevant evidence ⓘ |
| effect | evidence not meeting definition is inadmissible ⓘ |
| function | threshold test for relevance ⓘ |
| governs | admissibility of evidence ⓘ |
| influencedBy | common law principles of relevance ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | California case law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| languageType | statutory definition ⓘ |
| legalDomain | law of evidence ⓘ |
| notBindingOn | federal courts applying Federal Rules of Evidence ⓘ |
| partOf | California Evidence Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to limit admissible evidence to matters bearing on disputed issues
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to promote efficient fact-finding ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Evidence Code § 350
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Evidence Code § 351 ⓘ Evidence Code § 352 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
a fact of consequence to the determination of the action
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a tendency in reason to make that fact more or less probable ⓘ |
| scope | all stages of trial where evidence is offered ⓘ |
| standardOfReview | often reviewed for abuse of discretion when applied by trial courts ⓘ |
| status | in force as part of California statutory law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
California Supreme Court
NERFINISHED
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California appellate courts ⓘ California attorneys NERFINISHED ⓘ California judges ⓘ California trial courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
administrative proceedings applying California Evidence Code
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civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ |
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