California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramirez, B266525 (Cal. App. 2016):
"We review for abuse of discretion a trial court's rulings on relevance and the exclusion of evidence under Evidence Code[,] section 352. [Citation.]" (People v. Avila (2006) 38 Cal.4th 491, 578.) "Where, as here, a discretionary power is inherently or by express statute vested in the trial judge, his or her 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." (People v. Jordan (1986) 42 Cal.3d 308, 316.)
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