William Donnell, III v. Eddie Caley, Warden, et al.
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Did the trial court violate the defendant's Confrontation Clause rights and right to present a defense?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . 1. Did the trial court, by prohibiting me from impeaching the lead detective with extrinsic evidence specifically contradicting his testimony on direct examination, violate my Confrontation Clause rights and my right to present a defense, necessitating reversal? 2. Did the trial court violate my Confrontation Clause rights, and thus reversibly err, when it prohibited cross-examination of a key prosecution witness concerning that witness’s pending drug charge, which was dismissed before trial by the same District Attorney’s office prosecuting this case? 3. Did the trial court abuse its discretion by rejecting a 16-year plea agreement proposed by the parties, without articulating any reasn for doing so? 4. Does cumulative trial error necessitate reversal? 5. Were the Appellate Courts wrong to uphold the decisions of the trial court, based upon misapplication or misinterpretation of the law? ' 6. Do the violations of the 5t, 6th, and 14th amendments of the Constitution, Due Process of Law, and the established case law involved demand review by the Supreme Court in order to protect the provisions within? |