Anderson v. Harris County

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How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that the exclusion of evidence that “went to the heart of the defense” was unconsti- tutional under Chambers and Washington
• finding error where a journal corroborative of a defendant’s state of mind was entirely excluded and no witness—including defendant—was permitted to testify about it even generally
• finding error where a journal corroborative of a defendant’s state of mind was entirely excluded and no witness—including defendant—was permitted to testify about it even generally
• discussing the importance of credibility in self-defense cases and holding that an error was not harmless because the improperly admitted evidence affected the jury’s choice among acquittal, imperfect self-defense or first-degree murder
• California Court of Appeal’s 20 admissibility finding under state law was binding on federal habeas corpus
• where defendant’s guilt hinged largely on testimony of prosecution witness, exclusion of impeachment evidence critical to assessing witness’s credibility violated confrontation clause

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