California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, H035015 (Cal. App. 2012):
if there is a clear showing of an abuse of discretion, i.e., that the court exceeded the bounds of reason.' [Citation.]" (People v. Dean (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 186, 193.)
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