Is it a violation of the Sixth Amendment to prohibit a defendant from using the testimony of a witness in the trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from LaPierre v. Kincheloe, 74 F.3d 1246 (9th Cir. 1995):
"Although the Sixth Amendment's guarantee to an accused of 'compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor' prevents the state from arbitrarily excluding testimony, state courts have a strong interest in prompt and efficient trials." Jordan v. Ducharme, 983 F.2d 933, 938 (9th Cir.1993) (internal citations omitted).
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