Is there any case law where a defendant has successfully argued that the trial court erred by not admitting or excluding evidence about his alleged homeless status?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lara, 2d Crim. No. B284423 (Cal. App. 2018):
But even had Lara shown the trial court erred by admitting this evidence or by excluding evidence about his alleged homeless status, the result would not change. He has not shown that in the absence of these alleged errors that there is any reasonable probability of a different result. (People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 836-837.)
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