Is a defendant required to produce the evidence the state is relying upon to convict him?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Harris, 165 Cal.App.3d 1246, 212 Cal.Rptr. 216 (Cal. App. 1985):
As a general rule, the defendant is not required to lighten the prosecution's burden by being forced to produce the evidence the state is relying upon to convict him. (See, e.g., People v. Collie (1981) 30 Cal.3d 43, 50, 177 Cal.Rptr. 458, 634 P.2d
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