California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bui, B236448 (Cal. App. 2013):
A trial court generally has broad discretion concerning the admission of evidence, including assessing whether the probative value of particular evidence is outweighed by concerns of undue prejudice, confusion, or consumption of time. (People v. Cole (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1158, 1197; People v. Rodrigues (1994) 8 Cal.4th 1060, 1124.) "'[A]n 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 relative probativeness and prejudice of the evidence in question. . . .' [Citation.]" (People v. Jablonski (2006) 37 Cal.4th 774, 805.) "Where, as here, a discretionary power is statutorily vested in the trial court, its exercise of that 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.]' [Citation.]" (People v. Rodrigues, supra, at pp. 1124-1125.)
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