California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sully, 283 Cal.Rptr. 144, 53 Cal.3d 1195, 812 P.2d 163 (Cal. 1991):
Evidence Code section 352 empowers the trial court in its discretion to exclude evidence "if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury." (See also People v. Harris (1989) 47 Cal.3d 1047, 1080-1081, 255 Cal.Rptr. 352, 767 P.2d 619 [trial court retains authority to exclude evidence or limit cross-examination when relevance is insignificant as compared with potential for prejudice and confusion].)
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