Can a motion in limine to exclude evidence for an abuse of discretion be reversed?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Thompson v. People Coordinated Servs. of S. Cal., Inc., B263805 (Cal. App. 2018):

"We review a trial court's ruling on a motion in limine to exclude evidence for an abuse of discretion. [Citations.] The trial court's authority is particularly broad 'with respect to rulings that turn on the relevance of the proffered evidence.' [Citation.] Furthermore, '[i]t is for the trial court, in its discretion, to determine whether the probative value of relevant evidence is outweighed by a substantial danger of undue prejudice. The appellate court may not interfere with the trial court's determination . . . unless the trial court's determination was beyond the bounds of reason and resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice.' [Citation.]" (McCoy v. Pacific Maritime Assn. (2013) 216 Cal.App.4th 283, 295-296.)

To warrant reversal, therefore, the appellant must do more than "merely argu[e] that a different ruling would have been better." (Shaw v. County of Santa Cruz, supra, 170 Cal.App.4th

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