CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Relevance
......Effect of Erroneous Excl of Relevant Evid
.........Excluded Evid Sought by Qs During Cross
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Relevancy of cross-examination questions need not be shown by formal offer of proof.

Relevancy of cross-examination questions need not be shown by formal offer of proof.

Offer of proof may not be necessary to establish relevancy, but explanation of why cross-examination question is relevant may be required.

Where trial court misperceives purpose of inquiry, cross-examiner must clarify purpose, or inquiry may be deemed irrelevant.