Can a court abuse its discretion by applying an erroneous legal standard or by making a ruling unsupported by substantial evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Armstrong, 243 Cal.Rptr.3d 105, 433 P.3d 987, 6 Cal.5th 735 (Cal. 2019):
A court can abuse its discretion by applying an erroneous legal standard or by making a ruling unsupported by substantial evidence. ( Haraguchi v. Superior Court (2008) 43 Cal.4th 706, 712, 76 Cal.Rptr.3d 250, 182 P.3d 579.) Both problems are present here. The courts remarks, and a comparison of its ruling with the record, reflect that it was overlooking the crucial
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