What is the test for admitting or excluding impeachment evidence?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. McKALL, A123369, No. 203383 (Cal. App. 2010):

1. The initial ruling. "As with all relevant evidence..., the trial court retains discretion to admit or exclude evidence offered for impeachment. [Citations.] A trial court's exercise of discretion in admitting or excluding evidence is reviewable for abuse [citation] and will not be disturbed except on a showing [that] the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice [citation]." (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 9-10; 352.)

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