What is the current state of the law on the doctrine of "ordinary rules of evidence" in civil litigation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ward, D071537, D072039 (Cal. App. 2018):
397, 408.) And, " ' "[a]s a general matter, the ordinary rules of evidence do not impermissibly infringe on the accused's right to present a defense." ' [Citation.] Rather, '[c]ourts retain . . . a traditional and intrinsic power to exercise discretion to control the admission of evidence in the interests of orderly procedure and the avoidance of prejudice.' " (People v. Ghobrial (2018) 5 Cal.5th 250, ___ [2018 WL 3060295].)
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