California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gamez, D067494 (Cal. App. 2016):
A trial court's decision to admit or exclude evidence is reviewed on appeal for abuse of discretion and will not be disturbed "except on a showing the trial court exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious, or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice." (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 9-10.)
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C. Analysis
1. Forfeiture
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