Evidence Code § 1220
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Evidence Code § 1220 is a California statute that codifies the hearsay exception for admissions by a party opponent, allowing a party’s own statements to be used as evidence against them in court.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evidence Code § 1220 canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California statute
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hearsay exception ⓘ |
| allowsUseOf | a party’s own statements as evidence against that party ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil cases in California courts
ⓘ
criminal cases in California courts ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | statement is offered against the declarant in the action ⓘ |
| citedIn |
California appellate decisions on hearsay
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California civil litigation practice guides NERFINISHED ⓘ California criminal procedure treatises ⓘ |
| classification | substantive evidence rule ⓘ |
| codifies | hearsay exception for admissions by a party opponent ⓘ |
| createsExceptionTo | general prohibition on hearsay ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Evidence Code provisions on declarations against interest
ⓘ
Evidence Code provisions on prior inconsistent statements ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire |
declarant to be unavailable
ⓘ
statement to be against declarant’s interest when made ⓘ |
| enactedBy | California Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes | statements not offered against the declarant party ⓘ |
| governs | admissions by a party opponent ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | California courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNumberedSectionOf | Division 10 of the California Evidence Code ⓘ |
| isPartOf | California Evidence Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
defendants in civil cases
ⓘ
plaintiffs in civil cases ⓘ prosecution in criminal cases ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
impeaching a party
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substantive proof of facts stated ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageCharacterization | broadly permits use of a party’s own statements ⓘ |
| legalDomain | evidence law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
adoptive admission
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authorized admission ⓘ party admission ⓘ vicarious admission ⓘ |
| relatesTo | hearsay rule ⓘ |
| requires | statement to be offered against the party who made it ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
statements offered against the declarant party
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use of out-of-court statements ⓘ |
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