“Criminal action” includes criminal proceedings.
Cal. Evid. Code § 130
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Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 87 Cal. App. 4th 675 - Leake v. Superior Court (2001)
Most recently applied in People v. Romeo (September 2015)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.