The following excerpt is from Lambert v. Martel, No. 2:10-cv-02587-JKS (E.D. Cal. 2012):
99. See People v. Harris, 118 P.3d 545, 565 (Cal. 2005) ("We review for abuse of discretion a trial court's rulings on the admissibility of evidence.").
100. See Schell v. Witek, 218 F.3d 1017, 1025 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) ("A particular abuse of discretion by a state court may amount also to a violation of the Constitution, but not every state court abuse of discretion has the same effect.").
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