What is the test for abuse of evidentiary matters?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Martinez, E054025 (Cal. App. 2013):
We review the trial court's rulings on evidentiary matters for an abuse of discretion. (People v. Coddington (2000) 23 Cal.4th 529, 587-588.) The trial court excludes evidence that is more prejudicial than probative. (People v. Branch (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 274, 281-282, 286; Evid. Code, 352.) A codefendant's guilty plea is not
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admissible to show a defendant's guilt as proof by association. (People v. Cummings (1993) 4 Cal.4th 1233, 1322; People v. Neely (2009) 176 Cal.App.4th 787, 795.)
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