California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Marquez, G058724 (Cal. App. 2020):
We review a trial court's denial of a defendant's Romero motion under an abuse of discretion standard of review. "Although variously phrased in various decisions [citation], it asks in substance whether the ruling in question 'falls outside the bounds of reason' under the applicable law and the relevant facts." (People v. Williams (1998) 17
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