How have courts reviewed the admissibility of evidence in a sexual assault case?

Rulings on the admissibility of evidence are reviewed for abuse of discretion. (People v. Guerra (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1067, 1113.) "Under this standard, a trial court's

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ruling will not be disturbed, and reversal of the judgment is not required, unless the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice. [Citation.]" (Ibid.) Discretion is not abused unless "the ruling in question 'falls outside the bounds of reason' under the applicable law and the relevant facts [citations]." (People v. Williams (1998) 17 Cal.4th 148, 162.)