What are the grounds for disqualifying a witness from testifying?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, S087569 (Cal. 2019):
truth." (Evid. Code, 701, subd. (a).) The grounds stated in Evidence Code section 701, subdivision (a)(1) and (2), are the "only" grounds for disqualifying a witness from testifying. (People v. Anderson (2001) 25 Cal.4th 543, 572.)
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