What is the current state of the law on the right of an accused to testify in a civil trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Ives, 504 F.2d 935 (9th Cir. 1974):
4 Popper, History and Development of the Accused's Right to Testify, 1962 Wash.U.L.Q. 454. See Ferguson v. Georgia, 365 U.S. 570, 81 S.Ct. 756, 5 L.Ed.2d 783 (1961).
5 The only case we have found attempting to enunciate such a specific constitutional right was Poe v. United States, 233 F.Supp. 173, 176 (D.D.C.1964), where the court stated:
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