California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Campos, F077384 (Cal. App. 2020):
"We review a trial court's decision whether a statement is admissible under Evidence Code section 1230 for abuse of discretion." (Grimes, supra, 1 Cal.5th at p. 711.) The ruling " ' "will not be disturbed unless there is a showing that the trial court acted in an arbitrary, capricious, or absurd manner resulting in a miscarriage of justice." ' " (People v. Young (2019) 7 Cal.5th 905, 931.) " 'A merely debatable ruling cannot be deemed an abuse of discretion.' " (People v. Miracle (2018) 6 Cal.5th 318, 346.)
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