California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nartates, E064788 (Cal. App. 2017):
"The court in its discretion may 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." (Evid. Code, 352.) We apply the abuse of discretion standard of review. (People v. Peoples (2016) 62 Cal.4th 718, 743.) A trial court abuses its discretion when its ruling is "'arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd.'" (Id. at p. 745.)
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