Can a criminal defendant introduce evidence of third party culpability?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Zarate, E054970 (Cal. App. 2013):
"A criminal defendant may introduce evidence of third party culpability if such evidence raises a reasonable doubt as to his guilt . . . ." (People v. Abilez (2007) 41 Cal.4th 472, 517.) However, "to be admissible, evidence of the culpability of a third party offered by a defendant to demonstrate . . . a reasonable doubt . . . must link the third
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