What is a defendant's constitutional right to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brew, H033658 (Cal. App. 2014):
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution grants a criminal defendant the right "to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor." The right to compulsory process includes "the right to the government's assistance in compelling the attendance of favorable witnesses at trial." (Pennsylvania v. Ritchie (1987) 480 U.S. 39, 56.) "A defendant's constitutional right to compulsory
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