Can a defendant exclude relevant and competent evidence from a witness who is a former codefendant?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Throckmorton, 87 F.3d 1069 (9th Cir. 1996):
[A] fair trial does not include the right to exclude relevant and competent evidence. A defendant normally would not be entitled to exclude the testimony of a former codefendant if the district court did sever their trials, and we see no reason why relevant and competent testimony would be prejudicial merely because the witness is also a codefendant.
Zafiro v. United States, 506 U.S. 534, 540, 113 S.Ct. 933, 938, 122 L.Ed.2d 317 (1993).
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