Legal Opinion
The People v. Zavala
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 13, 2013No. D062125PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, J.
This case presents a matter of first impression. Angel Zavala argues a computer printout produced by human query of a computer system that maintains cell phone data in the regular course of business does not fall within the business records exception under Evidence Code section 1271 to the general rule prohibiting hearsay evidence. Here, we hold a printed spreadsheet of call data produced for purposes of trial does fall within the business records exception where the underlying data is kept and maintained by a reliable computer program in the regular course of business and…
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