What is the test for abuse of the hearsay rule?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. John, B287947 (Cal. App. 2019):
We review a trial court's determination as to the admissibility of evidence, including the application of the exceptions to the hearsay rule, for an abuse of discretion. (People v. Rowland (1992)
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4 Cal.4th 238, 264.) Under this standard, a trial court's ruling will not be disturbed unless the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice. (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 9-10.)
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