Evid. Code, § 352 · Article 1. General Provisions
Evid. Code, § 352
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The court in its discretion may exclude evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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Cited by 14 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Evid. Code, § 352. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
California Constitution
Evidence Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5976.5Printed as Section 352 of the Evidence Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5977Printed as Section 352 of the Evidence Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6603Printed as Section 352 of the Evidence Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 8100Printed as Section 352 of the Evidence Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 8103Printed as Section 352 of the Evidence Code
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