California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Settles, B303705 (Cal. App. 2021):
"Except as otherwise provided by statute, all relevant evidence is admissible." (Evid. Code, 351.)"' "The test of relevance is whether the evidence tends 'logically, naturally, and by reasonable inference' to establish material facts such as identity, intent, or motive." '" (People v. Young (2019) 7 Cal.5th 905, 931 (Young).) Even relevant evidence may be excluded "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." (Evid. Code, 352.)
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