Lester Thomas Butcher v. Texas
DueProcess
Will this Supreme Court permit Texas prosecutors' claims of 'mistake and inadvertence' to excuse the denial of substantial constitutional rights?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Question 1. WILL THIS SUPREME COURT PERMIT TEXAS PROSECUTORS’ CLAIMS OF “MISTAKE AND INADVERTENCE”, MADE BY PROSECUTORS BENEFITTING FROM SUCH CLAIMS, IN AN EFFORT TO EXCUSE THE DENIAL OF SUBSTANTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED AS HARMLESS ERROR. Question 2 WILL THIS SUPREME COURT PERMIT TEXAS PROSECUTORS TO CLAIM “MISTAKE AND INADVERTENCE” UNDER ANY SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES DESIGNED TO EXCUSE THE WRONGFUL ADMISSION OF INADMISSIBLE AND INHERENTLY PREJUJDICAI!L EVIDENCE WHEN THE FAIRNESS OF THE TRIAL AND THE VALIDITY OF THE CONVICTION ARE IMPLICATED. \