| − | In '''''Holmes v. South''' Carolina'', 547 U.S. 319 (2006), Justice [[Sam Alito]] wrote for a unanimous [[U.S. Supreme Court]] that application of the [[Gregory rule]] by South Carolina to exclude evidence submitted by a criminal [[defendant]] about potential guilt by a third party violates a criminal [[defendant]]'s right to have "'a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense.'"<ref>''Crane'', 476 U.S. at 690 (quoting Trombetta, 467 U.S. at 485).</ref> | + | In '''''Holmes v. South Carolina''''', 547 U.S. 319 (2006), Justice [[Sam Alito]] wrote for a unanimous [[U.S. Supreme Court]] that application of the [[Gregory rule]] by South Carolina to exclude evidence submitted by a criminal [[defendant]] about potential guilt by a third party violates a criminal [[defendant]]'s right to have "'a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense.'"<ref>''Crane'', 476 U.S. at 690 (quoting Trombetta, 467 U.S. at 485).</ref> |