California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Richmond, B250018 (Cal. App. 2014):
reliable, disputes over admissibility must generally be left to the trial court's sound discretion. (People v. Montiel (1993) 5 Cal.4th 877, 918-919.) However, the trial court was not given the opportunity to exercise discretion here, however, because as respondent notes, Richmond did not object to this testimony in the trial court.
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