CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay
......Hearsay Rule
.........Definitions
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  • Out-of-court statement offered for truth inadmissible unless permitted by exception.
  • Statement may be oral, written or nonverbal assertive conduct.
  • Writing includes almost any tangible form of communication.
  • Proof established by evidence to requisite degree.
  • Evidence means anything presented to prove or disprove a fact.
  • Law of evidence may come from cases, statutes and constitutions.