Does a defendant have a constitutional right to challenge the findings of a state evidentiary law review?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nichols, B271650 (Cal. App. 2017):
"Finally, with respect to defendant's claims of constitutional error, we note that '[t]he "routine application of state evidentiary law does not implicate [a] defendant's constitutional rights." [Citation.]' ([People v.] Hovarter, [(2008)] 44 Cal.4th 983, 1010.)" (People v. Lewis (2009) 46 Cal.4th 1255, 1289.) We find no exception here.
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