California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Echols, B268020 (Cal. App. 2017):
"A criminal defendant's due process right to defend against the state's accusations includes the right to testify in his or her own behalf." (People v. Brooks (2017) 2 Cal.5th 674, 702.) "However, a defendant's right to take the witness stand to offer his or her account of the events in question coexists with the
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