Is third party culpability evidence in a federal civil case permissible?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Shorter, C072977, C073919 (Cal. App. 2016):
evidence (including proffered third party culpability evidence), does not impermissibly infringe on a defendant's federal constitutional rights. (People v. Prince (2007) 40 Cal.4th 1179, 1243.)
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