NO. AP-75,363 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS ...

precluding evidence of Paul Reid’s distinctive modus operandi in his brutal Texas
and Tennessee crimes, which marked him as the perpetrator of the remarkably
similar Fairlanes robbery-murders. ............................................................................ 54
Appellant’s Fourth Point of Error .............................................................................. 65
The trial court violated Max Soffar’s constitutional right to present a defense and
basic evidentiary rules by precluding evidence showing that the Houston media
broadcast details of the crime contained in Soffar’s putative confession which the
prosecutor claimed only the perpetrator could have known. ................................... 65
Appellant’s Fifth Point of Error .................................................................................. 74
(a) The trial court committed reversible error by denying Max Soffar’s motion to
quash the indictment because the grand jury selection process violated equal
protection. ...................................................................................................................... 75
(b) The trial court committed reversible error by denying Max Soffar’s motion to
quash the indictment because the grand jury selection process violated due process
and Appellant’s right to a fair cross section. .............................................................. 82
Appellant’s Sixth Point of Error ................................................................................. 86
(a) The State’s failure to preserve exculpatory evidence violated Appellant’s rights
to due process and a fair trial under the United States Constitution. ....................... 87
(b) The State’s failure to preserve exculpatory and valuable evidence violated
Appellant’s rights to due course of law under the Texas Constitution. .................... 90
Appellant’s Seventh Point of Error ............................................................................. 91
Rooted in a completely unreliable confession, Appellant’s conviction rests on legally
and factually insufficient evidence and violates his right to due process of law. .... 91
Appellant’s Eighth Point of Error ............................................................................... 93
The trial court violated Appellant’s constitutional right to present a defense by
repeatedly precluding evidence which undermined the prosecution's case and
impeached the police investigation. ............................................................................. 93
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