California Evidence Code

§ 776

EVID § 776Div. 6 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)A party to the record of any civil action, or a person identified with such a party, may be called and examined as if under cross-examination by any adverse party at any time during the presentation of evidence by the party calling the witness.

(b)A witness examined by a party under this section may be cross-examined by all other parties to the action in such order as the court directs; but, subject to subdivision (e), the witness may be examined only as if under redirect examination by:

(1)In the case of a witness who is a party, his own counsel and counsel for a party who is not adverse to the witness.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 650.