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Cal. Evid. Code § 413
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§ 413 [Inference from Failure to Explain or Deny]
Division 3: General Provisions | Chapter 5: Weight of Evidence Generally
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Rule Text
In determining what inferences to draw from the evidence or facts in the case against a party, the trier of fact may consider, among other things, the party’s failure to explain or to deny by his testimony such evidence or facts in the case against him, or his willful suppression of evidence relating thereto, if such be the case.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.