GroundRules
EVID § 1416
Where this section sits in the code
- Evidence Code - EVID
- DIVISION 11. WRITINGS [1400. - 1605.]
- CHAPTER 1. Authentication and Proof of Writings [1400. - 1454.]
- ARTICLE 2. Means of Authenticating and Proving Writings [1410. - 1421.]
A witness who is not otherwise qualified to testify as an expert may state his opinion whether a writing is in the handwriting of a supposed writer if the court finds that he has personal knowledge of the handwriting of the supposed writer. Such personal knowlegde may be acquired from:
(a) Having seen the supposed writer write;
(b) Having seen a writing purporting to be in the handwriting of the supposed writer and upon which the supposed writer has acted or been charged;
(c) Having received letters in the due course of mail purporting to be from the supposed writer in response to letters duly addressed and mailed by him to the supposed writer; or
(d) Any other means of obtaining personal knowledge of the handwriting of the supposed writer.
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