Is an item on the record of criminal proceedings admissible?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Aston v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty., E059598 (Cal. App. 2014):
1338; People v. Bartow (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 1573, 1579 (Bartow) [threshold admissibility question is whether item is within entire record of conviction; if it is, court must determine whether rules of evidence authorize its admission].)
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