What is the test for prejudicial abuse of discretion?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garrett, B295437 (Cal. App. 2020):
A prejudicial abuse of discretion will be found only if the trial court " 'exercised its discretion in an arbitrary, capricious or patently absurd manner that resulted in a manifest miscarriage of justice. [Citations.]' [Citation.]" (People v. Rodrigues, supra, 8 Cal.4th at pp. 1124-1125.)
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