What is the effect of a defendant's right to testify in mitigation of punishment in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Collins, F058932, No. BF124567B (Cal. App. 2011):
was a forfeiture of defendant's right to testify in mitigation of punishment and an implied waiver of any right to personally address the court on sentencing. (People v. Evans, supra, 44 Cal.4th at pp. 599-600.)
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