CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Relevance
......Effect of Erroneous Excl of Relevant Evid
.........Rulings Make Compliance w/ §354 Futile
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Where record shows excluded evidence vital, no offer of proof necessary.

Offer of proof not necessary where court excludes entire class of evidence.

General offer of proof sufficient to inform Court of Appeal of nature of excluded evidence.

Repeated rulings excluding evidence make formal offer of proof unnecessary.