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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Marquez finds that the trial court violated defendant's constitutional right to present a defense by refusing to allow a nonparty alternate suspect to be questioned in the presence of the jury hearing her burglary case. The trial court should have held a hearing outside the jury's presence before refusing defendant's request. Overturning its previous decision in Dikeman, the court holds that a defendant may question a nonparty alternate suspect in front of a jury even if the nonparty intends to assert the Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination. First, a trial court must decide if a non-speculative connection exists between the nonparty alternate suspect and the subject crime, whether the nonparty has a valid Fifth Amendment claim and, if so, what limits should be placed on courtroom questioning to avoid drama. Reversed.