CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Relevance
......Relevant Evidence: Gen. Reqmts.
.........Tendency to Prove-Disprove Fact: Prob Val
............In General
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Trial ct. properly excluded witness testimony purportedly showing that child-victim sought out the companionship of adult men where it did not tend to prove or disprove that defendant engaged in molestation of victim.

No abuse of discretion in admitting evidence of prison gang’s extremist, violent philosophy as it was directly related to legal issues in D's trial and was relevant to show the existence and motive of the conspiracy to attack a prison officer.

W/in trial court's discretion to admit evidence of D's financial circs, in light of his "sudden wealth" and possession of currency in denominations taken in instant robbery.

Tendency to prove fact renders desired inference more probable.

Evidence that advances inquiry has probative value.

Relevancy is probative worth.

Evidence rendering inference more probable.

Evidence not probative unless it tends to prove inference upon which it is offered.

Evidence does not have to be conclusive in order to be probative.