California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Withers, D067156, D067470 (Cal. App. 2016):
A trial court's exercise of discretion in admitting or excluding evidence is reviewed on appeal for abuse of that discretion and will not be disturbed "except on a showing the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently
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absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice." (People v. Rodriguez, supra, 20 Cal.4th at pp. 9-10.)
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