What is the abuse of discretion standard for overturning an evidentiary ruling in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Allen, D072454 (Cal. App. 2018):
We review the trial court's evidentiary rulings under the abuse of discretion standard. (People v. Anderson (2018) 5 Cal.5th 372, 402, 406.) Under this standard,
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a trial court's ruling will not be disturbed, and reversal . . . is not required, unless 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. Rogers (2013) 57 Cal.4th 296, 326.)
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