ARTICLE 1. Expert and Other Opinion Testimony Generally

Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

§§ 800–805 · 7 sections

• § 800 If a witness is not testifying as an expert, his testimony in the form of an opinion is limited to such an opinion as is permitted by law, including but not…
• § 801 If a witness is testifying as an expert, his testimony in the form of an opinion is limited to such an opinion as is: (a) Related to a subject that is…
• § 801.1 (a) In a general civil case, as defined in Rule 1.6 of the California Rules of Court, where the party bearing the burden of proof proffers expert testimony…
• § 802 A witness testifying in the form of an opinion may state on direct examination the reasons for his opinion and the matter (including, in the case of an expert,…
• § 803 The court may, and upon objection shall, exclude testimony in the form of an opinion that is based in whole or in significant part on matter that is not a…
• § 804 (a) If a witness testifying as an expert testifies that his opinion is based in whole or in part upon the opinion or statement of another person, such other…
• § 805 Testimony in the form of an opinion that is otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it embraces the ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact.