Bradford v. State

At Bradford's (defendant's) murder trial, witness Trammell was the only one to testify Bradford acted in self-defense, directly contradicting three other witnesses. On cross-examination, the state got Trammell to admit he'd earlier denied to a police officer, Tate, that he'd even witnessed the incident. On redirect, the trial judge excluded Trammell's explanation that he'd lied to Tate out of fear of him. The jury convicted Bradford, who appealed the exclusion of that explanation.