Does the trial court err when it determined the prosecution exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to secure the victim's attendance at trial?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Valadez, H041782 (Cal. App. 2017):

Using our independent judgment to review the undisputed facts in the record, we conclude the trial court did not err when it determined the prosecution exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to secure the victim's attendance at trial. " 'The lengths to which the prosecution must go to produce a witness ... is a question of reasonableness.' " (People v. Herrera (2010) 49 Cal.4th 613, 622.) Absent knowledge of a "substantial risk" that the witness will flee, the prosecution is not required to take

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