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Cal. EVID § 1231.4

This is the official text of Cal. EVID § 1231.4, part of California’s Evidence Code — sets the rules for what evidence is admissible in California courts.

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Official statutory text

If evidence of a prior statement is introduced pursuant to this article, the jury may not be told that the declarant died from other than natural causes, but shall merely be told that the declarant is unavailable.

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