What is the test for "abuse of discretion" in an evidentiary ruling?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moreno, F068751 (Cal. App. 2016):
We review a trial court's evidentiary rulings for abuse of discretion and will reverse only if the ruling was arbitrary, whimsical, or capricious as a matter of law. (People v. Robertson (2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 965, 991.) We find no abuse of discretion here.
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