California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nelson, E061050 (Cal. App. 2015):
"'[A]n appellate court applies the abuse of discretion standard of review to any ruling by a trial court on the admissibility of evidence.' [Citation.] A trial court has abused its discretion when its ruling '"fall[s] 'outside the bounds of reason.'"' [Citation.]" (People v. Kopatz (2015) 61 Cal.4th 62, 85.)
Penal Code section 632, as relevant here, provides:
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