Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2018, Volume 31, Number 1
Content
- Yick Who? the Great American Hero
- People v. Sanchez, Hearsay, and Expert Testimony
- Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet by Jeffrey Rosen
- Where External Reality Collides with Trial: Judicial Disqualification Lessons from the Harry Bridges Cold War Trials
- From the Section Chair
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Table of Contents
- The Value of Pre-Litigation Mediation: What Every California Lawer Should Know
- America's Opioid Epidemic: Emerging Issues of Insurance Coverage
- A Week in Legal London: One Lawyer's Love Affair
- Past Chairs of the Litigation Section
- Editor's Foreword: Spring into Summer
- Police Officers On Trial: "Protect and Serve" or "Protect and Survive"
- Masthead
People v. Sanchez, Hearsay, and Expert Testimony
By Don Willenburg, Gary A. Watt, and John A. Taylor, Jr.
Arecent California Supreme Court decision in a criminal case "clarified" the rules regarding hearsay and expert witness testimony, and is making waves in civil practice. People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665 involved a gang expert, but its holding and rationale apply across the board to expert testimony generally. What counsel does not know about Sanchez could gut the testimony of an expert witness—and lose a case.
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