What is the impact of a medical marijuana recommendation in a motor vehicle accident case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cohen, B284216 (Cal. App. 2018):
appellant's 2015 recommendation for medical marijuana and his potential drug use prior to the accident in 2014 was tenuous. However, assuming admission of this evidence was erroneous, it did not result in a manifest miscarriage of justice. (See People v. Watson, supra, 46 Cal.2d at p. 836.)
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