Does a defendant have the right to present their own defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Byrd, F067314 (Cal. App. 2015):
A defendant does not have the right to present a defense of his own choosing, but merely the right to an adequate and competent defense. (People v. Welch (1999) 20
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