APPELLANT’S-Brock Turner Opening Brief- Filed In Court of Appeals
The attorney for Appellant Brock Turner filed an appeal on December 1, 2017. Below are the six arguments.
- APPELLANT WAS DEPRIVED OF DUE PROCESS, A FAIR TRIAL, AND HIS RIGHT TO PRESENT A DEFENSE BY THE TRIAL COURT’S ERRONEOUS EXCLUSION OF ALL TESTIMONY BY CHARACTER WITNESSES ATTESTING TO HIS HONESTY AND VERACITY.
- APPELLANT WAS DEPRIVED OF DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL BY THE PROSECUTION’S FAILURE TO PRESENT CONSTITUTIONALLY SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE AS TO ANY OF THE THREE COUNTS OF CONVICTION.
- APPELLANT WAS DEPRIVED OF DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL BY THE COURT’S FAILURE TO INSTRUCT SUA SPONTE ON LESSER- INCLUDED OFFENSES.
- APPELLANT WAS DEPRIVED OF DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL BY PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT IN REPEATEDLY PORTRAYING CERTAIN EVIDENCE IN A FALSE, MISLEADING, AND PREJUDICIAL MANNER.
- APPELLANT WAS DEPRIVED OF DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL BY THE TRIAL COURT’S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO A CRITICAL JURY QUESTION DURING DELIBERATIONS.
- CUMULATIVE PREJUDICE
READ: Appellant’s Opening Brief as filed 12-1-17