California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Keep Our Mountains Quiet v. Cnty. of Santa Clara, 187 Cal.Rptr.3d 96, 236 Cal.App.4th 714 (Cal. App. 2015):
resolved in favor of affirmance. (City of Santa Maria v. Adam (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 266, 286, 149 Cal.Rptr.3d 491.) It is a basic presumption indulged in by reviewing courts that the trial court is presumed to have known and applied the correct statutory and case law in the exercise of its official duties. (People v. Mack (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 1026, 1032, 224 Cal.Rptr. 208.) Accordingly, we must presume the trial court understood and applied the law concerning the use of a multiplier.
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