What is relevant evidence in a personal injury case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from The PEOPLE v. BINNS, B208701, No. BA286179 (Cal. App. 2010):

Generally, all relevant evidence is admissible. (Evid. Code, 351.) Evidence is relevant if it has "any tendency in reason to prove or disprove any disputed fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action." (Evid. Code, 210.) Pursuant to Evidence Code section 352, trial courts have discretion to exclude relevant evidence "if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury." A trial court's exercise of discretion under Evidence Code section 352 will be disturbed only "'when the prejudicial effect of the evidence clearly outweighed its probative value.' [Citation.]" (People v. Hollie (2010) 180 Cal.App.4th 1262, 1274.)

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