Evidence Code § 702
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Evidence Code § 702 is a California statute that governs the requirement that a witness have personal knowledge of the matter about which they testify before their testimony is admitted into evidence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evid. Code, § 702 | 1 |
| Evidence Code § 702 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13239850 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evidence Code § 702 Context triple: [California Evidence Code, hasSection, Evidence Code § 702]
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A.
Code of Evidence
The Code of Evidence is a comprehensive set of rules governing the admissibility and use of evidence in Connecticut courts.
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B.
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that allows a party to prove the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph through the testimony or written statement of the opposing party without producing the original.
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C.
United States v. Edward Snowden
United States v. Edward Snowden is the U.S. criminal case in which former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was charged for leaking classified surveillance documents, leading to international debates over government secrecy and privacy.
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D.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review is a specialized U.S. federal court that hears appeals from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on government applications for foreign intelligence surveillance.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a specialized U.S. federal court that reviews and authorizes government requests for electronic surveillance and other intelligence-gathering activities for national security purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evidence Code § 702 Target entity description: Evidence Code § 702 is a California statute that governs the requirement that a witness have personal knowledge of the matter about which they testify before their testimony is admitted into evidence.
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A.
Code of Evidence
The Code of Evidence is a comprehensive set of rules governing the admissibility and use of evidence in Connecticut courts.
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B.
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that allows a party to prove the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph through the testimony or written statement of the opposing party without producing the original.
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C.
United States v. Edward Snowden
United States v. Edward Snowden is the U.S. criminal case in which former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was charged for leaking classified surveillance documents, leading to international debates over government secrecy and privacy.
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D.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review is a specialized U.S. federal court that hears appeals from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on government applications for foreign intelligence surveillance.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a specialized U.S. federal court that reviews and authorizes government requests for electronic surveillance and other intelligence-gathering activities for national security purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California statute
ⓘ
evidence rule ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
California civil proceedings
ⓘ
California criminal proceedings ⓘ California state courts ⓘ
linked to:
California courts
|
| appliesTo |
expert witnesses when testifying from personal observation
ⓘ
lay witnesses ⓘ testimony about events personally perceived ⓘ witness testimony ⓘ |
| basisFor | motions to strike testimony lacking personal knowledge ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
California appellate courts when reviewing evidentiary rulings
ⓘ
California trial courts ⓘ
linked to:
California Superior Courts
|
| category | rule on admissibility of testimony ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Evid. Code, § 702
ⓘ
linked to:
Evidence Code § 702
|
| codeSectionNumber | 702 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | California Evidence Code ⓘ |
| conditionFor | admissibility of witness testimony ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | rules governing expert opinion based on hearsay ⓘ |
| determinedBy | trial court ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | objections to lack of foundation ⓘ |
| foundationRequirement | witness must testify from perception, not guesswork ⓘ |
| governs | requirement of personal knowledge for witnesses ⓘ |
| implementedBy | foundational questioning of witnesses ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
California appellate decisions
ⓘ
linked to:
California Courts of Appeal
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| jurisdiction |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| languageFocus | personal knowledge requirement ⓘ |
| legalDomain | law of evidence ⓘ |
| limits |
testimony based solely on rumor or second-hand information
ⓘ
testimony based solely on speculation ⓘ |
| partOf |
California statutory evidence scheme
ⓘ
linked to:
California Evidence Code
|
| purpose |
to ensure reliability of witness testimony
ⓘ
to prevent speculative or conjectural testimony ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
California Evidence Code § 701
ⓘ
linked to:
California Evidence Code
California Evidence Code § 800 ⓘ
linked to:
California Evidence Code
California Evidence Code § 801 ⓘ
linked to:
Evidence Code § 801
competency of witnesses ⓘ foundation for testimony ⓘ hearsay rules ⓘ |
| requires |
evidence showing how the witness perceived the matter
ⓘ
witness have personal knowledge of the matter testified to ⓘ |
| scope | all testimonial evidence offered at trial in California courts ⓘ |
| standardOfProof | sufficient evidence to sustain a finding that the witness has personal knowledge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
civil litigators
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defense attorneys ⓘ judges ⓘ prosecutors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evidence Code § 702 Description of subject: Evidence Code § 702 is a California statute that governs the requirement that a witness have personal knowledge of the matter about which they testify before their testimony is admitted into evidence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Evidence Code § 702