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California Sexual Predators Have Right to Testify at Civil Commitment Hearings
The Supreme Court of California has held that a defendant in a sexually violent predator proceeding does have California and federal constitutional rights to testify over counsel’s objection, but that refusing to allow the testimony is a harmless error if the proposed testimony would not have affected the jury’s decision. ...
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