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CALCRIM No. 317

Former Testimony of Unavailable Witness

activein force · 2022-01-01 – presentcompiled-edition

The testimony that <insert name of witness> has given

under oath (was/will be) (read to/played for) you because (he/she) is not

available. Y ou must evaluate this testimony by the same standards that

you apply to a witness who testified here in court.

New January 2006

Provenance

Source
courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
calcrim-2022
Content hash
10abe25d46661aee1f5ca428ff05ea9c8d8cd837859e6213a76fac71b571c534
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