What is the test for a defendant's claim that the exclusion of evidence in the trial of a defendant in a sexual assault case violated his federal constitutional right to present a defense?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Friend, No. G039675 (Cal. App. 3/11/2010), No. G039675. (Cal. App. 2010):

Therefore, "`[w]e . . . reject defendant's various claims that the trial court's exclusion of the proffered evidence violated his federal constitutional rights to present a defense . . . . There was no error under state law, and [courts] have long observed that, "[a]s a general matter, the ordinary rules of evidence do not impermissibly infringe on the accused's [state or federal constitutional] right to present a defense."' [Citations.]" (People v. Prince, supra, 40 Cal.4th at p. 1243.)

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