Does a defendant have a constitutional right to present a defense?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fernandes v. Spearman, No. 2:15-cv-00213-JKS (E.D. Cal. 2019):
It is well-settled that a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to present a defense. Crane v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 683, 690 (1986). This right is not, however, without limitation. "The accused does not have an unfettered right to offer testimony that is incompetent, privileged, or otherwise inadmissible under standard rules of evidence." Taylor v. Illinois, 484 U.S. 400, 410 (1988). "[S]tate and federal rulemakers have broad latitude under the Constitution to
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