California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Batres, B225564, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA355670 (Cal. App. 2011):
Defendant contends the court erred in admitting certain evidence, including prejudicial testimony from the prosecution's gang expert, the black and white copies of the color six-pack photographs, and evidence pertaining to defendant's criminal record and other gang-related testimony. "A trial court's exercise of discretion in admitting or excluding evidence is reviewable for abuse [citation] and will not be disturbed except on a showing the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice [citation]." (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 9-10.) The record reveals no abuse of discretion in the admission of evidence.
The above passage should not be considered legal advice. Reliable answers to complex legal questions require comprehensive research memos. To learn more visit www.alexi.com.