The deposition, or a certified copy of it, may be read in evidence, or if the examination was video-recorded, that video-recording may be shown by either party at the trial if the court finds that the witness is unavailable as a witness within the meaning of Section 240 of the Evidence Code. The same objections may be taken to a question or answer contained in the deposition or video-recording as if the witness had been examined orally in court.
Cal. Penal Code § 1345
Examination of Witnesses Conditionally
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 86 Cal. App. 4th 1061 - In Re Francisco M. (2001)
Most recently applied in 86 Cal. App. 4th 1061 - In Re Francisco M. (January 2001)
Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 19, Sec. 2
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