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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evidence Code § 1220 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13239856 — 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 § 1220 Context triple: [California Evidence Code, hasSection, Evidence Code § 1220]
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A.
Evidence Code § 210
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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B.
Evidence Code § 1271
Evidence Code § 1271 is a California statute that sets out the business records exception to the hearsay rule, allowing certain records made in the regular course of business to be admitted as evidence in court.
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C.
Evidence Code § 1291
Evidence Code § 1291 is a California statute that sets out when former testimony may be admitted as an exception to the hearsay rule, particularly when the declarant is unavailable and the opposing party had a prior opportunity for cross-examination.
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D.
Evidence Code § 801
Evidence Code § 801 is a provision of the California Evidence Code that governs the admissibility of expert opinion testimony, specifying when and how experts may base and present their opinions in court.
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E.
Evidence Code § 702
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.
- 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 § 1220 Target entity description: 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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A.
Evidence Code § 210
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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B.
Evidence Code § 1271
Evidence Code § 1271 is a California statute that sets out the business records exception to the hearsay rule, allowing certain records made in the regular course of business to be admitted as evidence in court.
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C.
Evidence Code § 1291
Evidence Code § 1291 is a California statute that sets out when former testimony may be admitted as an exception to the hearsay rule, particularly when the declarant is unavailable and the opposing party had a prior opportunity for cross-examination.
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D.
Evidence Code § 801
Evidence Code § 801 is a provision of the California Evidence Code that governs the admissibility of expert opinion testimony, specifying when and how experts may base and present their opinions in court.
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E.
Evidence Code § 702
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California statute
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
California civil litigation practice guides ⓘ 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
ⓘ
linked to:
California State Legislature
|
| excludes | statements not offered against the declarant party ⓘ |
| governs | admissions by a party opponent ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | California courts ⓘ |
| isNumberedSectionOf | Division 10 of the California Evidence Code ⓘ |
| isPartOf | California Evidence Code ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
defendants in civil cases
ⓘ
plaintiffs in civil cases ⓘ prosecution in criminal cases ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
impeaching a party
ⓘ
substantive proof of facts stated ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| languageCharacterization | broadly permits use of a party’s own statements ⓘ |
| legalDomain | evidence law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
adoptive admission
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
use of out-of-court statements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evidence Code § 1220 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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