Can a trial court admit evidence under section 1230 for abuse of discretion?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Ramos, D074429 (Cal. App. 2020):

We review the trial court's decision to admit evidence under Evidence Code section 1230 for abuse of discretion. (Grimes, supra, 1 Cal.5th at p. 711.) The decision " ' "will not be disturbed except on a showing the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice." ' " (People v. McCurdy (2014) 59 Cal.4th 1063, 1108.)

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