California Evidence Code
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The California Evidence Code is a comprehensive statutory framework that governs the admissibility and use of evidence in California courts.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2965368 — 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: California Evidence Code Context triple: [Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus, appliesProceduralLaw, California Evidence Code]
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A.
Oregon Evidence Code
The Oregon Evidence Code is the body of rules that governs what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in legal proceedings in Oregon’s courts.
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B.
California Codes
California Codes are the comprehensive collection of codified laws that govern the state of California across various legal domains, including government, civil, penal, and other statutory areas.
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C.
California Government Code
The California Government Code is a comprehensive collection of state statutes that organizes and regulates the structure, powers, and procedures of California’s state and local government.
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D.
California Financial Code
The California Financial Code is a body of state statutory law that regulates financial institutions and financial services activities within California.
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E.
California Code of Civil Procedure
The California Code of Civil Procedure is the primary body of statutory law governing civil litigation processes and procedures in the state of California.
- 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: California Evidence Code Target entity description: The California Evidence Code is a comprehensive statutory framework that governs the admissibility and use of evidence in California courts.
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A.
Oregon Evidence Code
The Oregon Evidence Code is the body of rules that governs what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in legal proceedings in Oregon’s courts.
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B.
California Codes
California Codes are the comprehensive collection of codified laws that govern the state of California across various legal domains, including government, civil, penal, and other statutory areas.
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C.
California Government Code
The California Government Code is a comprehensive collection of state statutes that organizes and regulates the structure, powers, and procedures of California’s state and local government.
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D.
California Financial Code
The California Financial Code is a body of state statutory law that regulates financial institutions and financial services activities within California.
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E.
California Code of Civil Procedure
The California Code of Civil Procedure is the primary body of statutory law governing civil litigation processes and procedures in the state of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
codified law
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evidence code ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
California judiciary
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linked to:
Judicial Branch of California
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| appliesTo |
civil cases in California courts
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criminal cases in California courts ⓘ state courts of California ⓘ
linked to:
California courts
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| citationStyle |
Cal. Evid. Code
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linked to:
California Evidence Code
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| codifiedAs |
California Evidence Code §§ 1 et seq.
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linked to:
California Evidence Code
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| contains |
rules on authentication of writings
ⓘ
rules on burden of proof ⓘ rules on character evidence ⓘ rules on expert testimony ⓘ rules on hearsay ⓘ rules on judicial notice ⓘ rules on opinion testimony ⓘ rules on presumptions ⓘ rules on privileges ⓘ rules on relevance of evidence ⓘ rules on secondary evidence ⓘ |
| enactedBy | California State Legislature ⓘ |
| governs |
admissibility of evidence in California courts
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exclusion of evidence in California courts ⓘ presentation of evidence in California courts ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Evidence Code § 1101
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Evidence Code § 1150 ⓘ
linked to:
California Evidence Code
Evidence Code § 1200 ⓘ
linked to:
California Evidence Code
Evidence Code § 1220 ⓘ Evidence Code § 1271 ⓘ Evidence Code § 1291 ⓘ Evidence Code § 210 ⓘ Evidence Code § 352 ⓘ
linked to:
California Evidence Code
Evidence Code § 402 ⓘ
linked to:
California Evidence Code
Evidence Code § 702 ⓘ Evidence Code § 801 ⓘ Evidence Code § 802 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Federal Rules of Evidence
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linked to:
rules of evidence for the federal courts
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| jurisdiction |
State of California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of California ⓘ |
| partOf |
California statutory law
ⓘ
linked to:
California state law
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| primaryPurpose |
to eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay in litigation
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to promote fairness in judicial proceedings ⓘ to standardize evidentiary rules in California courts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | law of evidence ⓘ |
| usedBy |
California Supreme Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of California
California appellate courts ⓘ
linked to:
California Courts of Appeal
California trial courts ⓘ
linked to:
California Superior Courts
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: California Evidence Code Description of subject: The California Evidence Code is a comprehensive statutory framework that governs the admissibility and use of evidence in California courts.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus
→
appliesProceduralLaw
→
California Evidence Code
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Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin)
→
appliesLaw
→
California Evidence Code
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subject linked to:
criminal division
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Diego)
→
appliesLaw
→
California Evidence Code
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subject linked to:
Criminal Division
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Orange)
→
appliesLaw
→
California Evidence Code
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Criminal Division
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento)
→
appliesLaw
→
California Evidence Code
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Criminal Division
Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Napa)
→
appliesLaw
→
California Evidence Code
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Criminal division
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code
linked to: California Evidence Code