What is the relevant legal authority for an appeal against a finding that a trial court improperly admitted an audio recording as evidence?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Dawkins, B245611 (Cal. App. 2014):

Appellant contends he is entitled to a reversal of the judgment as the audio recording was improperly admitted into evidence and admitting the audio recording into evidence constitutes prejudicial error. (People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 836.)

We disagree.

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1. The relevant legal authority.

This court reviews claims regarding a trial court's ruling on the admissibility of evidence for an abuse of discretion. (People v. Goldsmith (2014) 59 Cal.4th 258, 266 (Goldsmith).)

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