§ 772. — 772. (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

California § 772.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code EVID: Evidence Code - EVID
• Div. 6.: DIVISION 6. WITNESSES
• Ch. 5.: CHAPTER 5. Method and Scope of Examination
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Examination of Witnesses

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(a)
The examination of a witness shall proceed in the following phases: direct examination, cross-examination, redirect examination, recross-examination, and continuing thereafter by redirect and recross-examination.
(b)
Unless for good cause the court otherwise directs, each phase of the examination of a witness must be concluded before the succeeding phase begins.
(c)
Subject to subdivision (d), a party may, in the discretion of the court, interrupt his cross-examination, redirect examination, or recross-examination of a witness, in order to examine the witness upon a matter not within the scope of a previous examination of the witness.
(d)
If the witness is the defendant in a criminal action, the witness may not, without his consent, be examined under direct examination by another party.

Legislative History

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.