In what circumstances will the trial court allow the defense to present evidence that the prior accusation was false?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Diaz, A153196 (Cal. App. 2019):

Third, because there was no conclusive evidence the prior accusation was false, allowing the defense to present evidence on this issue would likely result in a trial within a trial, confusing the jury and consuming undue time with collateral matters not probative of the issues the jury was being asked to decide. (People v. Mendoza (2011) 52 Cal.4th 1056, 1089-1090 ["Under Evidence Code section 352, a trial court has 'broad power to control the presentation of proposed impeachment evidence " ' "to prevent criminal trials from degenerating into nitpicking wars of attrition over collateral credibility issues." ' " ' " ].) Under these circumstances, the trial court's ruling was not an abuse of discretion.

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