California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Demery, E068216 (Cal. App. 2019):
(1980) 27 Cal.3d 303, 318, fn. 20.) "Evidence is prejudicial within the meaning of Evidence Code section 352 if it '"uniquely tends to evoke an emotional bias against a party as an individual"' [citation] or if it would cause the jury to '"'prejudg[e]' a person or cause on the basis of extraneous factors"' [citation]." (People v. Cowan (2010) 50 Cal.4th 401, 475.)
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