[Download] "State Minnesota v. Ellsworth Leroy Hawkins" by En Banc Supreme Court of Missouri ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Minnesota v. Ellsworth Leroy Hawkins
- Author : En Banc Supreme Court of Missouri
- Release Date : January 15, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 74 KB
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On the facts of this case the defendant was denied a fair trial on the basis of the cumulative effect of the following errors: (1) refusing to allow the defense to introduce evidence which would tend to indicate that the states principal witness had a motive and the capacity himself to commit the crime after independent evidence was introduced to connect the witness with the crime; and (2) refusing to allow the defense to introduce evidence that the states principal witness had a history of blackouts during periods of heavy drinking when the evidence indicated that he had engaged in such activities during the time period which he testified to at trial.