Can a criminal defendant refuse to stipulate or admit his way out of the full evidentiary force of the case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rogers, S080840 (Cal. 2013):
"[A] criminal defendant may not stipulate or admit his way out of the full evidentiary force of the case as the Government chooses to present it." (Old Chief v. United States (1997) 519 U.S. 172, 186-187.)
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