Is a defendant in a criminal action entitled to dismissal because he cannot produce witnesses assertedly necessary to his defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mejia, 129 Cal.Rptr. 192, 57 Cal.App.3d 574 (Cal. App. 1976):
A defendant in a criminal action is not entitled to a dismissal merely because he is unable to produce witnesses assertedly necessary to his defense. (People v. Kirkpatrick, 7 Cal.3d 480, 486, 102 Cal.Rptr.
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