How have courts treated evidence of a young driver's religious upbringing in an "extremist, reclusive fundamentalist cult"?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Pendergrass, A152086 (Cal. App. 2018):

Appellant contends the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of his childhood in an "extremist, reclusive fundamentalist cult." Appellant's counsel argued below that his reclusive upbringing in the "Twelve Tribes" community "left him entirely unexposed to information and education around the dangers of driving under the influence." Appellant argues he had the right to present evidence "he was not subjectively aware" of the risk of drunk driving. (People v. Ochoa (1993) 6 Cal.4th 1199, 1211 (conc. & dis. opn. of Panelli, J.).)

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