Does exclusion of evidence of "marginal impeachment value" contravene a defendant's constitutional right to confrontation and cross-examination?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hughes, B249932, B258470 (Cal. App. 2014):
The exclusion of evidence of "marginal impeachment value . . . does not contravene a defendant's constitutional rights to confrontation and cross-examination. [Citation.]" (People v. Pearson, supra, 56 Cal.4th at p. 455.) Defendant was not deprived of these constitutional rights.
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