CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Except. Requiring Unavail
......Unavailability Examples
.........Infirmity
............Physical Illness
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Statutory definition of unavailability includes physical illness or infirmity of witness.

Witness who would not be able to testify for at least 8 weeks due to medical condition was "unavailable."

Caselist: Cases discussing physical illness as example of unavailability