Does a trial court abuse its discretion in limiting the testimony of defendant's character witnesses?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Edgin, H043305 (Cal. App. 2018):

For the reasons above, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in limiting the testimony of defendant's character witnesses. Nor were the rulings so fundamentally unfair that they violated defendant's constitutional right to present a defense. "As a general matter, the '[a]pplication of the ordinary rules of evidence . . . does not impermissibly infringe on a defendant's right to present a defense.' " (People v. Fudge (1994) 7 Cal.4th 1075, 1102-1103, quoting People v. Mincey (1992) 2 Cal.4th 408, 440.) We conclude this claim is without merit.

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