What are the implications of the Court of Appeal's ruling on the admissibility of evidence for abuse of discretion?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Hopkins, 2d Crim. No. B251270 (Cal. App. 2015):

"We review claims regarding a trial court's ruling on the admissibility of evidence for abuse of discretion. [Citations.] Specifically, we will not disturb the trial court's ruling 'except on a showing the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice.' [Citation.]" (People v. Goldsmith (2014) 59 Cal.4th 258, 266.)

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