Cal. Evidence Code § 1300 : California Evidence Code — Hearsay Evidence — Exceptions To The Hearsay Rule — Judgments — Criminal judgment offered in civil action Date: 31 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Evidence of a final judgment adjudging a person guilty of a crime punishable as a felony is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in a civil action to prove any fact essential to the judgment whether or not the judgment was based on a plea of nolo contendere. Ca. Evid. Code § 1300