Generally speaking, evidence is the means that we proof or disprove a material fact, issue, and so forth in a legal proceeding. The federal courts generally follow the federal rules of evidence and the state courts follow their own rules of evidence. In California the state courts follow the California Evidence Code. Although similiar in many respects the Federal Rules of Evidence and the California Evidence Code have many differences between them. The rules of evidence generally deal with evidentiary issues such as Judicial Notice, Burden of Proof, Legal Presumptions, Relevance (legal relevance and logical relevance), Privileges, Witnesses, Opinion & Expert Opinion Testimony, Hearsay, Authentication, and Best Evidence Rules. In criminal cases evidence plays a crucial role in determining the guilt or innocence of a criminal defendant.

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