What is the test for a defendant to present a defense in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ali v. Grounds, 236 F.Supp.3d 1241 (S.D. Cal. 2017):
"As a general proposition a defendant is entitled to an instruction as to any recognized defense for which there exists evidence sufficient for a reasonable jury to find in his favor." Mathews v. United States , 485 U.S. 58, 63, 108 S.Ct. 883, 99 L.Ed.2d 54 (1988) (citing Stevenson v. United States , 162 U.S. 313, 16 S.Ct. 839, 40 L.Ed. 980 (1896) ). "This is so because the right to present a defense would
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