California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Friend, No. G039675 (Cal. App. 3/11/2010), No. G039675. (Cal. App. 2010):
Therefore, "`[w]e . . . reject defendant's various claims that the trial court's exclusion of the proffered evidence violated his federal constitutional rights to present a defense . . . . There was no error under state law, and [courts] have long observed that, "[a]s a general matter, the ordinary rules of evidence do not impermissibly infringe on the accused's [state or federal constitutional] right to present a defense."' [Citations.]" (People v. Prince, supra, 40 Cal.4th at p. 1243.)
The above passage should not be considered legal advice. Reliable answers to complex legal questions require comprehensive research memos. To learn more visit www.alexi.com.