Can expert testimony be reviewed on appeal under the deferential abuse of discretion standard?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Blay, A138380 (Cal. App. 2019):

[Citation.] A trial court's ruling permitting expert testimony is reviewed on appeal under the deferential abuse of discretion standard." (People v. Mayfield (1997) 14 Cal.4th 668, 766.)

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