Is a witness's opinion or opinion intertwined with the witness statements?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Superior Court, 245 Cal.Rptr.3d 787, 34 Cal.App.5th 75 (Cal. App. 2019):
impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal research are inextricably intertwined with the witness statements, either because there are explicit comments stating those impressions or because the line of inquiry reveals the theory of the case.4 ( Coito v. Superior Court (2012) 54 Cal.4th 480, 495, 142 Cal.Rptr.3d 607, 278 P.3d 860 ( Coito ).)
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