United States Ninth Circuit

Trial court did not violate petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to present a defense by refusing to order a witness to testify after the witness invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination as to prior convictions and pending charges.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/07/2003
• Decided 04/20/2004
• Published 04/20/2004

Judges

• RYMER, Circuit Judge:, Before KOZINSKI, FERNANDEZ, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Karyn H. Bucur, Laguna Hills, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jason C. Tran, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondent-appellee.