California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Garcia, B211909, No. NA074833 (Cal. App. 2010):
A trial court generally has broad discretion concerning the admission of evidence. (People v. Cole (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1158, 1197; People v. Rodrigues (1994) 8 Cal.4th 1060, 1124.) "On appeal, 'an appellate court applies the abuse of discretion standard of review to any ruling by a trial court on the admissibility of evidence, including one that turns on the hearsay nature of the evidence in question....' [Citations.]" (People v. Hovarter (2008) 44 Cal.4th 983, 1007-1008.) Under this standard, the trial court's exercise of discretion "'must not be disturbed on appeal except on a showing that the court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice. [Citations.]' [Citations.]" (People v. Rodrigues, supra, at pp. 1124-1125.)
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