California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Berrum, 2d Crim. No. B253070 (Cal. App. 2015):
"[A]n appellate court applies the abuse of discretion standard of review to any ruling by a trial court on the admissibility of evidence. [Citation.]" (People v. Waidla (2000) 22 Cal. 4th 690, 717.) "A trial court abuses its discretion when its ruling 'fall[s] "outside the bounds of reason." ' [Citation.]" (Id., at p. 714.)
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