Does a defendant have a right to present irrelevant evidence at trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Carrillo v. McDonald, Case No.: 1:12-cv-01203-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2015):
defendant does not have a right to present irrelevant evidence. Wood v. State of Alaska, 957 F.2d 1544, 1549 (9th Cir.1992). The determination of whether evidence is relevant rests in the discretion of the trial court. Id.
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