California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lazcano, B234366 (Cal. App. 2013):
Additionally, the standard of review of a trial court's ruling on the admissibility of evidence of other crimes, under Evidence Code section 1101, is also abuse of discretion. (People v. Hovarter (2008) 44 Cal.4th 983, 1004.) This presents a significant burden upon the appealing party to show the court's abuse of discretion as an overt disregard for the requisite balancing of probative versus prejudicial value of the facts presented.
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