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Kelly v. Lynaugh, 862 F.2d 1126 (5th Cir. 1988) ............................................... 104 Kelly v. South Carolina, 534 U.S. 246 (2002) ...................................................... 72 Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S. 419 (1995) ................................................................. 94 Lackey v. Texas, 514 U.S. 1045 (1995) .............................................................. 146 Lilly v. Virginia, 527 U.S. 116 (1999) ........................................................... passim Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586 (1978) ................................................................. 119 Lord v. Wood, 184 F.3d 1083 (9th Cir. 1999) ...................................................... 70 Luchenburg v. Smith, 79 F.3d 388 (4th Cir. 1996) ............................................. 149 Mancusi v. Stubbs, 408 U.S. 204 (1972) ........................................................ 95, 96 Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976) ........................................................ 144 McKinney v. Rees, 993 F.2d 1378 (9th Cir. 1993) ............................................. 134 McKoy v. North Carolina, 494 U.S. 433 (1990) ................................................ 132 Michigan v. Mosley, 423 U.S. 96 (1975) ............................................................ 104 Miller-el v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2003) ........................................................... 80 Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 1 (1967) ....................................................................... 108 Mills v. Maryland, 486 U.S. 467 (1988) ............................................................. 132 Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) ..................................................... passim Missouri v. Seibert, 542 U.S. 600 (2004) ........................................................... 101 Mooney v. Holohan, 294 U.S. 103 (1935) .......................................................... 108 Mosley v. Dretke, 370 F.3d 467 (5th Cir. 2004) ..................... 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 83 xii
Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959) ....................................................... 108, 147 Nelson v. Quarterman, 472 F.3d 287 (5th Cir. 2006) ................................ 121, 124 Oregon v. Guzek, 546 U.S. 517, 126 S. Ct. 1226 (2006) ................................... 120 Ornelas v. United States, 517 U.S. 690 (1996) .................................................... 32 Paxton v. Ward, 199 F.3d 1197 (10th Cir. 1999) ............................................... 109 Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991) .......................................................... 137 Powel v. Nevada, 511 U.S. 79 (1994) .................................................................. 37 Ramseur v. Beyer, 983 F.2d 1215 (3d Cir. 1992) ................................................. 78 Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (1980) ....................................................... 107 Rideau v. Whitley, 237 F.3d 472 (5th Cir. 2000) ...................................... 78, 79, 85 Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002) ........................................ 133, 134, 135, 136 Roberts v. Louisiana, 431 U.S. 633 (1977) ........................................................ 131 Rock v. Arkansas, 483 U.S. 44 (1987) ............................................................ 36, 72 Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005) ............................................................ 121 Rose v. Mitchell, 443 U.S. 545 (1979) ........................................................... 75, 76 Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania, 537 U.S. 101 (2003) ............................................... 135 Segar v. Smith, 738 F.2d 1249 (D.C. Cir. 1984) .................................................. 78 Shafer v. South Carolina, 532 U.S. 36 (2001) ...................................................... 72 Skipper v. South Carolina, 476 U.S. 1 (1986) ............................................... passim Smith v. Black, 904 F.2d 950 (5th Cir. 1990) ..................................................... 122 Soffar v. Cockrell, 300 F.3d 588 (5th Cir. 2002) .................................... 9, 102, 112 xiii
Page 1 and 2: NO. AP-75,363 IN THE COURT OF CRIMI
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Identity of
Page 5 and 6: Appellant’s Ninth Point of Error
Page 7 and 8: (a) The trial court committed rever
Page 9 and 10: TABLE OF AUTHORITIES FEDERAL CASES
Page 11: Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 1
Page 15 and 16: United States v. Lewis, 592 F.2d 12
Page 17 and 18: Bufkin v. State, 207 S.W.3d 779 (Te
Page 19 and 20: Matamoros v. State, 901 S.W.2d 470
Page 21 and 22: Smith v. State, 70 S.W.3d 848 (Tex.
Page 23 and 24: Vasquez v. State, 919 S.W.2d 433 (T
Page 25 and 26: TEX. CODE OF CRIM. PROC. Art. 19.06
Page 27 and 28: TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF
Page 29 and 30: answered special issue No. 3, the "
Page 31 and 32: STATEMENT OF FACTS Midnight on July
Page 33 and 34: front doors was Felsher (the only f
Page 35 and 36: police he could probably identify h
Page 37 and 38: At Max Soffar’s retrial, the tria
Page 39 and 40: officer interpreted as meaning that
Page 41 and 42: owling alley and Bloomfield entered
Page 43 and 44: took their wallets. (30 RR 163). Af
Page 45 and 46: 24 then allegedly showed them the g
Page 47 and 48: 9) Soffar did not mention the ruse
Page 49 and 50: Alvin at approximately 9 or 10:00 a
Page 51 and 52: 33 could find in the family’s med
Page 53 and 54: When Soffar was given positive atte
Page 55 and 56: as Soffar’s childhood, focusing o
Page 57 and 58: justification to block its admissio
Page 59 and 60: shot him. Id. In his sworn affidavi
Page 61 and 62: 1980, providing a foundation for in
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53 Burks, 876 S.W.2d at 904-05. Coo
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inquiry by Cook, who had no connect
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court had relied on state evidentia
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affidavit. (26 RR 91-94). The prose
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68 perpetrator” theory. The one-s
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scene that matched those of Soffar
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Other evidence confirmed that Soffa
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other than the Defendant committed
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Defense counsel’s request was for
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was available. (26 RR 91-94). His t
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United States v. Waddell, 507 F.2d
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wore no mask or disguise. (32 RR 89
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101 to lie in a group, either in a
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proposed a crime-scene expert who c
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were remarkably similar to the Fair
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operandi inadmissible. This Court h
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First Point of Error. Precluding Re
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Exhibits 58, 60). See also (45 RR 3
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the defense could not point to the
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In any event, there was evidence sh
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esult was a prosecution case untest
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43 RR Defense Exhibits 7, 8, and 9
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testimony (via admission through st
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1970-1980 Representation of Women A
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CODE CRIM. PROC. Arts. 19.01; 19.06
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and Appellant’s right to a fair c
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section and due process claims. See
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RR 19). Because the State failed to
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159 including Sims’s shirt, bulle
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degree of negligence involved, the
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ecause of factual insufficiency. Wa
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present a defense. Because the pros
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Finally, ineffective counsel missed
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Sgt. Clawson and Officer Willoughby
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State’s Exhibit 108). The content
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[accused’s] statement to be a req
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protecting the rights of suspects d
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Following Appellant’s second puta
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617 S.W.2d 211, 221 (Tex. Crim. App
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unimpeached, or contradicted.” Th
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198 (Tex. Crim. App. 1977). Failure
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to instruct the jury on this issue
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202 circumstantial evidence charge)
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the defendant proffers in support o
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ight to present reliable evidence o
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Court should set aside Soffar’s d
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introduce relevant mitigating evide
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out of place) and (3) that the atte
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(d) The trial court committed rever
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considering, and may not refuse to
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PROCEDURE Article 37.071, by the Si
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element of a greater offense.” Ri
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eyond a reasonable doubt. The trial
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polled and stated unanimous agreeme
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the difference between life and dea
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231 and 430% more than San Antonio.
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seek the execution of death-eligibl
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Crim. App. 1986). Where a preponder
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243 law was the only plausible reas
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Conclusion and Prayer WHEREFORE, PR
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Appendix A Shared Characteristics C
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