Cal. PEN § 1362
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 1362, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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The depositions taken under the commission may be read in evidence by either party on the trial if the court finds that the witness is unavailable as a witness within the meaning of Section 240 of the Evidence Code. The same objections may be taken to a question in the interrogatories or to an answer in the deposition as if the witness had been examined orally in court.
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