CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
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Hearsay Except. Requiring Unavail
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Unavailability Examples
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Geographical - Criminal
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When gov. can't get witness to trial, admission of videotaped testimony proper if diligent efforts made to have D present at depo or procedures used to allow D to take active role.
Foreign citizen outside country considered unavailable.
U.S. citizens may be subpoenaed outside of country.