What is the test for admissibility of evidence of sexual assault in a civil trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Caliz, B265903 (Cal. App. 2017):
1291.)12 "As long as defendant was given the opportunity for effective cross-examination, the statutory requirements [are] satisfied; the admissibility of this evidence [does] not depend on whether defendant availed himself fully of that opportunity." (People v. Zapien (1993) 4 Cal.4th 929, 975.)
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