California · Penal Code

PEN §872.5: Notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 1520) of Chapter 2 of Division 11 of the Evidence Code, in a preliminary examination the content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissibl

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This statute modifies evidentiary rules in preliminary examinations, allowing written content to be proven through otherwise admissible evidence, notwithstanding standard Evidence Code provisions.

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Notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 1520) of Chapter 2 of Division 11 of the Evidence Code, in a preliminary examination the content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original or otherwise admissible secondary evidence.

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