CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Relevance
......Demonstrative Evidence
.........Experiments & Reenactments
............Trial Court's Exercise of Discretion
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • Expert's mock lineup experiment would not provide jurors with anything not in their expertise; court properly limited E's testimony to general factors.
  • Error in exclusion of experiment requires abuse of discretion.
  • Discretionary admission of experiment should consider collateral issues raised.