Evidence: Pre-trial Motions

Evidence: Exclusion of Marijuana Use

Posted in Evidence: Pre-trial Motions on June 8, 2015

Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles, (Second District, June 17, 2014) 226 Cal.App.4th 1599, 173 Cal.Rptr.3d 226. The daughter of a man who was killed when he was struck by a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff’s car while standing near his car after an accident on the freeway,  brought a wrongful death action against the…

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In Limine Motions: Character Evidence Exclusion

Posted in Evidence: Pre-trial Motions on October 2, 2008

“In sum, the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that the evidence of [the plaintiff’s] illicit activities was more probative than prejudicial under section 352.”