In what circumstances will the courts refuse to grant a motion of defence in a murder trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kaufman, 17 Cal.App.5th 370, 225 Cal.Rptr.3d 334 (Cal. App. 2017):
Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, 87 S.Ct. 824, 17 L.Ed.2d 705 ( Chapman ) because they deprived him of his constitutional rights to present a defense theory and to a jury determination of all facts pertaining to his guilt or innocence.
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