Does a state's justification for exclusion of evidence abridge a criminal defendant's right to present a defense?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mitchell v. Knipp, No. 2:12-cv-0780 TLN DAD P (E.D. Cal. 2013):
A state law justification for exclusion of evidence does not abridge a criminal defendant's right to present a defense unless it is "arbitrary or disproportionate" and "infringe[s] upon a weighty interest of the accused." United States v. Scheffer, 523 U.S. 303, 308 (1998).
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