Does a state have the power to exclude evidence in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from LaGrand v. Stewart, 133 F.3d 1253 (9th Cir. 1998):
410 U.S. at 302, 93 S.Ct. at 1049 (citations omitted). See also Crane v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 683, 690, 106 S.Ct. 2142, 2146, 90 L.Ed.2d 636 (1986) ("[W]e have never questioned the power of States to exclude evidence through the application of evidentiary rules that themselves serve the interests of fairness and reliability-even if the defendant would prefer to see the evidence admitted."). 5
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