What is the abuse of discretion standard for a motion to bifurcate?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Serrato, F072054 (Cal. App. 2018):
An abuse of discretion standard is used to review a trial court's denial of a motion to bifurcate. (People v. Hernandez (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1040, 1048 (Hernandez).) Under this standard, we will not disturb the trial court's decision on appeal unless " 'the court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious or patently absurd manner that resulted
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