California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Woods, G043023, Super. Ct. No. 08ZF0040 (Cal. App. 2011):
Evidence Code section 352, however, authorizes a trial court to exclude relevant evidence. "The court in its discretion may exclude evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury." (Evid. Code, 352.) For purposes of Evidence Code section 352, prejudice means "'evidence that uniquely tends to evoke an emotional bias against a party as an individual, while having only slight probative value with regard to the issues. [Citation.]'" (People v. Heard(2003) 31 Cal.4th 946, 976.) We review a trial court's rulings for an abuse of discretion.
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