{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-773","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 773","heading":"","body":"(a) A witness examined by one party may be cross-examined upon any matter within the scope of the direct examination by each other party to the action in such order as the court directs.\n(b) The cross-examination of a witness by any party whose interest is not adverse to the party calling him is subject to the same rules that are applicable to the direct examination.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 6. WITNESSES [700. - 795.]","CHAPTER 5. Method and Scope of Examination [760. - 778.]","ARTICLE 2. Examination of Witnesses [765. - 778.]"],"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":"9df7ca668e6e0b44b5213fad4f50e0c1abfced9a91f83a15a587f317573d5efd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-772","next":"us-ca/evid-774"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
