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Cal. Evidence Code § 210 (2026)
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“Relevant evidence” means evidence, including evidence relevant to the credibility of a witness or hearsay declarant, having any tendency in reason to prove or disprove any disputed fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1,163
cases (390 in the last 5 years), 1967–2026 · leading case: People v. Steele, 47 P.3d 225 (Cal. 2002).
People v. Steele, 47 P.3d 225 (Cal. 2002). “) Evidence Code section 210 defines "relevant evidence" as "evidence, including evidence relevant to the credibility of a witness or hearsay declarant, having any tendency in reason to prove or disprove any disputed fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action.”
People v. Bryant, Smith & Wheeler, 334 P.3d 573 (Cal. 2014). “(Evid. Code, § 210.) Inferences drawn from the evidence must be logical and reasonable, not merely 22 Evidence Code section 1101, subdivision (a).”
People v. Guerra, 129 P.3d 321 (Cal. 2006). “(Evid.Code, § 210.) "`Hearsay evidence,'" defined as "evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated," is generally inadmissible.”
People v. Snow, 65 P.3d 749 (Cal. 2003). “The relevance objection was therefore properly sustained (Evid.Code, § 210), and none of defendant's asserted rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, or Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution were infringed.”
People v. Hajek & Vo, 324 P.3d 88 (Cal. 2014). “(Evid. Code, §§ 210, 350, 352.) He also maintains that its admission violated his federal constitutional rights to due process and heightened reliability in capital cases.”
People v. Homick, 289 P.3d 791 (Cal. 2012). “‟ (Evid. Code, § 210, italics added.) The evidence need not be dispositive of the disputed fact.”
People v. Zambrano, 163 P.3d 4 (Cal. 2007). “Counsel objected that such evidence was irrelevant (Evid.Code, § 210, 350) and cumulative, in that medical witnesses had already established the serious and extensive nature of the Mishells' injuries.”
People v. Harrison, 106 P.3d 895 (Cal. 2005). “" (Evid.Code, § 210.) In determining the credibility of a witness, the jury may consider, among other things, "[t]he extent of his capacity to perceive, to recollect, or to communicate any matter about which he testifies," "[t]he existence or nonexistence of a bias, interest, or…”
People v. Thornton, 161 P.3d 3 (Cal. 2007). “) The court acted within its discretion in concluding that evidence of the precise nature of the substances consumed, apparently before defendant’s birth, by a figure who played essentially no role in defendant’s upbringing, did not have “any tendency in reason to prove or…”
Elkins v. Superior Court, 163 P.3d 160 (Cal. 2007). “All relevant evidence is admissible, including evidence bearing on the issue of witness credibility (Evid.Code, §§ 210, 351), and the oral testimony of witnesses supplies valuable evidence relevant to credibility, a critical issue in many marital dissolution trials.”
People v. Samuels, 113 P.3d 1125 (Cal. 2005). “) Relevant evidence is evidence "having any tendency in reason to prove or disprove any disputed fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action.”
People v. Sánchez, 375 P.3d 812 (Cal. 2016). “―Once the defense has presented evidence of circumstances admissible under factor (k) [of Penal Code section 190.”
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