What is the scope of the court's discretion in deciding whether to dismiss the testimony of an informant in an impeachment trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Orozco, G052036 (Cal. App. 2017):
Plus, even assuming the informant's testimony had some relevance, the court's discretion includes the broad authority to control the presentation of proposed impeachment evidence '"'"to prevent criminal trials from degenerating into nitpicking
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wars of attrition over collateral credibility issues.' [Citation.]"' [Citation.]" (People v. Mills (2010) 48 Cal.4th 158, 195.)
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