What is the test for "abuse of discretion" in the admission or exclusion of evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castaneda, B287541 (Cal. App. 2020):
We review a trial court's admission or exclusion of evidence for abuse of discretion, i.e., discretion exercised in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner, and will reverse only when admission or exclusion "resulted in a manifest
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miscarriage of justice." (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 9-10.)
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