Can a defendant comment on the prosecution's failure to produce relevant evidence?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Clark, B258237 (Cal. App. 2016):

Neither party in a criminal case is under a duty to produce all possible evidence, but the defendant may comment on the prosecution's failure to produce relevant evidence. (People v. Grant (1968) 268 Cal.App.2d 470, 475.)

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