The genuineness of writing, or the lack thereof, may be proved by a comparison made by an expert witness with writing (a) which the court finds was admitted or treated as genuine by the party against whom the evidence is offered or (b) otherwise proved to be genuine to the satisfaction of the court.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1418
Means of Authenticating and Proving Writings
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 60 Cal. 4th 153 - People v. Lucas (2014)
Most recently applied in 60 Cal. 4th 153 - People v. Lucas (August 2014)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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