CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Opinion & Scientific Evidence
......Expert Testimony: In General
.........Admissibility of Things Relied On
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Abuse of discretion is proper standard by which to review dist. court's decision to admit or exclude expert scientific evidence.

No confrontation clause violation where nothing in autopsy report or E's testimony implicated D as the killer and E could have rendered same opinions without reference to the deceased doctor's notes in the report.

Court properly excluded documents relied upon by psychiatric expert in forming opinion.

Party may not introduce expert testimony re details of inadmissible matters upon which expert relied in forming opinion; actual matters also inadmissible.

Because Ps' toxic mold experts relied on unsupported assumptions and inadmissible blood and brain tests, no abuse of discretion in concluding their opinions lacked foundation.

Admissibility of opinions of others in medical records which are relied upon by another.

May not use expert as a means to get incompetent hearsay before trier of fact.