California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hipp, F068846 (Cal. App. 2015):
The test for undue prejudice is not whether the evidence tends to establish guilt or it adversely impacts the defense, but whether the evidence tends to inflame the jurors and motivate them to punish the defendant because of an emotional reaction. (People v. Valdez (2012) 55 Cal.4th 82, 145.) We see no indication in the record this was the case.
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