What is the test for "abuse of discretion" in the context of expert qualifications?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Prince, B297599 (Cal. App. 2021):
"As with expert qualifications, we review trial court decisions about the admissibility of evidence for abuse of discretion. Specifically, we will not disturb a trial court's admissibility ruling '"except on a showing the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice."'" (People v. Morales (2020) 10 Cal.5th 76, 97.)
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