Can an expert testify to evidence that is inadmissible under the hearsay rule?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, 167 Cal.Rptr.3d 9 (Cal. App. 2014):
which allows the expert to disclose to the trier of fact the basis for expert opinion, [t]he result is that often the expert may testify to evidence even though it is inadmissible under the hearsay rule.].)" ( People v. Gardeley, supra, 14 Cal.4th at pp. 618619, 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 356, 927 P.2d 713.)
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