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his reaction would be . . . ” (30 RR 151). Over a defense objection based on CRIM<strong>IN</strong>AL CODE <strong>OF</strong> PROCEDURE ARTICLE 38.22, the prosecution elicited testimony that Soffar said it “did not look like the place.” (30 RR 151-52). The police then drove to Fairlanes Windfern, which is marked on Highway 290 by a large red sign bearing its name. (43 RR Defense Exhibits 1-3). Over the same defense objection, the prosecution elicited that Soffar then said that “this looked right.” (30 RR 152). After the bowling alley visits, the police drove to find a man named “Pops,” from whom Soffar had said he and Bloomfield had bought narcotics after the crime. (30 RR 153-54). The police never found “Pops,” but did find someone, allegedly pointed out by Soffar, named “Papa” and his girlfriend, Mable Cass. (30 RR 155-56). The police 23 interviewed Papa on the side of the road for two to three hours and then at the station for six to seven hours. (32 RR 20). Papa claimed that Soffar (whom he knew only as Max), a fat guy, and a slim guy drove up and the three talked about selling Papa a gun. (32 RR 10). They then had a conversation about a robbery in Galveston or Texas City that Papa had heard about on the news. (32 RR 12). As Papa claimed to the police in his written statement, Max allegedly said “if I told you who did it, you wouldn’t believe me.” At the retrial, Mable Cass testified that she overheard a conversation in which someone named “Max” claimed to have shot four people in a bowling alley. (31 RR 194). The bowling alley was in Galveston, and Max said it had been on television. (31 RR 183, 194). Max 23 Papa, whose real name was Lawrence Bryant, testified at the 1981 trial, and the prosecution read his testimony into the record at the retrial over defense confrontation objections. (32 RR 4). 14
24 then allegedly showed them the gun he had used, a semi-automatic, which had a clip which came out the bottom. (31 RR 178, 184-85). When she allegedly heard about this crime, she did not report it to the police; instead, she “let it slide.” (31 RR 196). The police then took Soffar to a number of locations which he claimed he and/or Bloomfield had robbed before and after the bowling alley murders. First, they went to a Weingarten’s store which Soffar had claimed Bloomfield had robbed some six months earlier. (31 RR 26-27). Police investigated and found that the claim, too, was false. Id. Then, Soffar took them to a U-Totem store in Galveston which Soffar had claimed he and Bloomfield had robbed after they left the Fairlanes on July 14, 1980. (31 RR 27). Police 25 investigated and found that the claim was false. (31 RR 28). Prosecution and Defense Evidence Contradicting Soffar’s Putative Confession Soffar’s “confession” was inconsistent with virtually all of the other evidence introduced by both the prosecution and the defense. As the defense argued, Soffar’s statements were implausible in light of the crime-scene evidence, the forensic evidence, the ballistics evidence, and the statements of the only surviving witness, Garner, provided to the police shortly after the shootings: 1) Contrary to Soffar’s “confession,” (30 RR 162-63), the perpetrator took no money from the snack bar cash drawer. The bowling alley manager testified that no money was taken from the snack bar and its cash drawer was found locked safely in the office. (26 RR 177-78). 24 Contrary to Cass’s story (or the story she purported to recount from “Max”), the prosecution’s own firearm expert believed that the shooter did not use a semi-automatic because no casings had been left at the scene and because the bullets recovered lacked the characteristic lead “melting” caused by a semi-automatic. (28 RR 92, 96). 25 The police claimed that information Soffar provided about non-specified other crimes was correct. (31 RR 45). 15
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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 and 12: Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 1
Page 13 and 14: Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (19
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: took their wallets. (30 RR 163). Af
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
Page 63 and 64: 53 Burks, 876 S.W.2d at 904-05. Coo
Page 65 and 66: inquiry by Cook, who had no connect
Page 67 and 68: court had relied on state evidentia
Page 69 and 70: affidavit. (26 RR 91-94). The prose
Page 71 and 72: 68 perpetrator” theory. The one-s
Page 73 and 74: scene that matched those of Soffar
Page 75 and 76: Other evidence confirmed that Soffa
Page 77 and 78: other than the Defendant committed
Page 79 and 80: Defense counsel’s request was for
Page 81 and 82: was available. (26 RR 91-94). His t
Page 83 and 84: United States v. Waddell, 507 F.2d
Page 85 and 86: wore no mask or disguise. (32 RR 89
Page 87 and 88: 101 to lie in a group, either in a
Page 89 and 90: proposed a crime-scene expert who c
Page 91 and 92: were remarkably similar to the Fair
Page 93 and 94: 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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