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The sixth edition, published march 20, adds new sections on. Published in conjunction with the california center for judicial education and research. In addition, the california code of evidence is compared with the federal rules at the end of each chapter. Jan 01, 2009 the california center for judicial education and research cjer, as the education division of the administrative office of the courts aoc, is responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive and quality educational. The focus is on the federal rules of evidence, which have been adopted in one form or another in over forty jurisdictions. The california judges electronic benchguides cdrom is part of a collection of judicial bench materials that are distributed by cjer to california judicial officers without charge. It contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, standard voir dire questions, sentencing, and contempt. All ceb titles below are also available online from ceb onlaw.
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