{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-760","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 760","heading":"","body":"“Direct examination” is the first examination of a witness upon a matter that is not within the scope of a previous examination of the witness.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 6. WITNESSES [700. - 795.]","CHAPTER 5. Method and Scope of Examination [760. - 778.]","ARTICLE 1. Definitions [760. - 764.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ab081a51d976d8e4acb828a33675b762c86f830b6eb534bc7ab7e9bbac9d89cb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-757","next":"us-ca/evid-761"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}