Does the exclusion of irrelevant evidence deprive defendant of his right to present a defense?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Smith, F063679 (Cal. App. 2013):

The trial court did not deprive defendant of his right to present a defense by excluding irrelevant evidence. (See People v. Thornton (2007) 41 Cal.4th 391, 444-445.)

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