California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vazquez, F069915 (Cal. App. 2016):
The trial court's exercise of its discretion to grant a motion to amend under section 1009 is broad and will not be disturbed on appeal absent a clear abuse of discretion. (People v. Jones (1985) 164 Cal.App.3d 1173, 1178-1179.)
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