What is the test for an evidentiary ruling for abuse of discretion?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Anwar v. Cal. Dep't of Corr., F066874 (Cal. App. 2015):
We review evidentiary rulings for an abuse of discretion. (People v. Cox (2003) 30 Cal.4th 916, 955, disapproved on other grounds in People v. Doolin (2009) 45 Cal.4th 390, 421, fn. 22.) "A trial court's exercise of discretion in admitting or excluding evidence ... will not be disturbed except on a showing the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner ...." (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 9-10.) Or, stated another way, a trial court abuses its discretion when it appears that its decision exceeds the bounds of reason when all of the circumstances are considered. (People v. Carbajal (1995) 10 Cal.4th 1114, 1121.) Any error in evidentiary rulings will require reversal only if the error resulted in a miscarriage
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