California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perez, 103 Cal.Rptr.2d 533, 86 Cal. App. 4th 675 (Cal. App. 2001):
Evidence Code section 210 provides that " 'Relevant evidence' means evidence ... having any tendency in reason to prove or disprove any disputed fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action." "The trial court is vested with wide discretion in deciding relevancy." (People v. Warner (1969) 270 Cal.App.2d 900, 908.)
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