What is the test for admissibility of evidence at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thompson, E062971 (Cal. App. 2017):
"The trial court has great discretion in determining the admissibility of evidence, and on appeal, we find reversible error if the trial court's exercise of its discretion was arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd resulting in a manifest miscarriage of justice." (People v. Williams (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 587, 606.)
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