Where the sole defense raised to a criminal charge is guilt of a lesser included offense, does the right to a present a defense rooted in the Fifth and Sixth Amendments require a trial court to grant a request to instruct on that defense, where it is consistent with the law and supported by the evidence?

Where the sole defense raised to a criminal charge is guilt of a lesser included offense, does the right to a present a defense rooted in the Fifth and Sixth Amendments require a trial court to grant a request to instruct on that defense, where it is consistent with the law and supported by the evidence? iiSTATEMENT OF RELATED CASES United States of America v. Fernando Lopez-Armenta, No. 2:21-cr-00132-JCC, U.S. District Court for Western Washington. Judgment entered April 6, 2023.* United States of America v. Fernando Lopez-Armenta, No. 23-618, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judgment entered August 14, 2024.