What is the test for abuse of discretion in statutory interpretation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Viera, B285882 (Cal. App. 2019):
We review issues of statutory interpretation and other questions of law de novo. (People v. Kurtenbach (2012) 204 Cal.App.4th 1264, 1276.) We review a trial court's evidentiary findings for abuse of discretion, and will reverse only if " ' " 'the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice.' " ' " (People v. Jones (2017) 3 Cal.5th 583, 609.)
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