In what circumstances would the trial court have changed its mind and permitted a jury to hear defendant's "pattern of conduct" evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Littman, A143133 (Cal. App. 2016):
In light of these circumstances, we cannot discern any reasonable probability that the trial court would have changed its mind and permitted the jury to hear defendant's "pattern of conduct" evidence. No abuse of the broad discretion vested in the trial court by Evidence Code section 352 has been established. (People v. Williams (2008) 43 Cal.4th 584, 634-635)
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