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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. APPELLANT WAS DEPRIVED OF DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL BY THE COURT’S FAILURE TO INSTRUCT SUA SPONTE ON LESSER- INCLUDED OFFENSES.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. CUMULATIVE PREJUDICE

READ: Appellant’s Opening Brief as filed 12-1-17

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