California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ward, D071537, D072039 (Cal. App. 2018):
397, 408.) And, " ' "[a]s a general matter, the ordinary rules of evidence do not impermissibly infringe on the accused's right to present a defense." ' [Citation.] Rather, '[c]ourts retain . . . a traditional and intrinsic power to exercise discretion to control the admission of evidence in the interests of orderly procedure and the avoidance of prejudice.' " (People v. Ghobrial (2018) 5 Cal.5th 250, ___ [2018 WL 3060295].)
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