California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hollman, A150795 (Cal. App. 2019):
exclude evidence if its probative value is outweighed by certain other factors such as unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or potential to mislead the jury." (Holmes v. South Carolina (2006) 547 U.S. 319, 326.)
We review evidentiary rulings for abuse of discretion. (People v. Foster (2010) 50 Cal.4th 1301, 1328.) " 'Under the abuse of discretion standard, "a trial court's ruling will not be disturbed, and reversal . . . is not required, unless the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice." ' " (Id. at pp. 1328-1329.)
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