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Cal. Evid. Code § 1300
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§ 1300 [Felony Judgment as Evidence in Civil Action]
Division 10: Hearsay Evidence | Chapter 2: Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule | Article 10: Judgments
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Rule Text
Evidence of a final judgment adjudging a person guilty of a crime punishable as a felony is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in a civil action to prove any fact essential to the judgment whether or not the judgment was based on a plea of nolo contendere.
Amendment history: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 390, Sec. 2.