Does the appellant have to identify a man named "Killer" who he refused to identify at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Fondron, 157 Cal.App.3d 390, 204 Cal.Rptr. 457 (Cal. App. 1984):
2 The appellant herein maintained at trial that culpability lay with a man named "Killer" who he refused to identify. This is consistent with a fear or unwillingness to incriminate another. (See United States v. Hale, supra, 422 U.S. at 177, 95 S.Ct. at 2137.)
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