Court: |
US Supreme Court |
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Facts: |
Fight results in death. Witnesses dispute who did the shooting (i.e.,
maybe it was the victim's brother). |
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Posture: |
convicted at trial: the judge refused to allow unspecified witnesses
to testify |
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Issue: |
Did excluding these witnesses violate Compulsory Process pretections in 6a? |
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Holding: |
No. The conviction is affirmed. |
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Rule: |
There's no unlimited right to present evidence that is incompetent,
privileged, or otherwise inadmissable. |
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Reasoning: |
The judge pretty much thought that witnesses would be "found" who
weren't really witnesses. |
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Dicta: |
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