California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moore, E062293 (Cal. App. 2015):
"This court reviews the admissibility of evidence of prior sex offenses under an abuse of discretion standard. [Citation.] A trial court abuses its discretion when its ruling 'falls outside the bounds of reason.'" (People v. Wesson (2006) 138 Cal.App.4th 959, 969.)
"Evidence Code section 352 gives a [trial] court the discretion to 'exclude evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury.'" (People v. Nguyen (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1096, 1116.) Factors that a trial court should consider when deciding whether to allow the presentation of prior sexual offense
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