What is the standard of review for appeal against a finding that a trial court's ruling on a motion of appeal was 'unlawful, arbitrary, capricious or patently absurd'?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from The People v. Garcia, E047883, No. FSB057678 (Cal. App. 2010):

proceedings or the reliability of the outcome' [citation]." (People v. Waidla (2000) 22 Cal.4th 690, 724.) Under this standard, a trial court's ruling " ' "must not be disturbed on appeal except on a showing that the court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice. [Citations.]" ' [Citation.]" (People v. Williams (2008) 43 Cal.4th 584, 634-635.)

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