What is the test for determining the admissibility of evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Maraglino, D069297, D069609 (Cal. App. 2017):
The admissibility of evidence lies squarely within the purview of the trial court. "We review for abuse of discretion rulings by the trial court on the admissibility of evidence, including rulings that turn on the relative probativeness and prejudice of the evidence in question." (People v. Hamilton (2009) 45 Cal.4th 863, 930.) A trial court's "exercise of discretion is not grounds for reversal unless ' "the court exercised its
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