In what circumstances will a defendant be able to argue that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing testimony about two prior convictions subject to the conditions the court imposed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Guillermo v. Kia Motors America, Inc., B230640 (Cal. App. 2012):
Even if assuming arguendo the issue is not forfeited, we agree with defendant's assertion that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing testimony about the two convictions subject to the conditions the court imposed. Evidence Code sections 352 and 788 give a trial court discretion to admit felony impeachment evidence, by weighing the prejudicial effect against the probative value of the evidence.6 (Robbins v. Wong
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