CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
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Hearsay
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What is Not Hearsay
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Assertive Conduct of Non-Persons
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Assertive conduct or communication from an inanimate object or non-human is not hearsay.
Data and images on automated traffic enforcement system (ATES) photos did not constitute hearsay because they did not amount to a "statement" from a human declarant.
D's possession of pager with relevant phone number not inadmissible hearsay but nonassertive conduct evidencing relationship or showing purpose for which used.