The court properly excluded hearsay evidence offered by defendant, since it was not admissible either as a declaration against penal interest or pursuant to defendant's right to present a defense. Shortly after the crime, defendant's then-girlfriend made a videotaped statement to the police and the prosecutor. This statement initially tended to support defendant's justification defense, but the later portion of the statement expressly contradicted the earlier portion and...
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