Whether a determinative response by the trial court to a jury question during deliberation results in prejudicial violation of a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial; whether government suppression of direct evidence of a defendant's mental state constitutes prejudicial error; whether cumulative errors warrant conviction reversal

Whether a determinative response by the trial court to a jury question posed during deliberation regarding a question of fact results in prejudice to a defendant, violating the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. Whether the government’s suppression of direct evidence of a defendant's mental state results in prejudice, requiring reversal of a conviction. Whether the cumulative effect of these errors resulted in a prejudice that warrants reversal of the petitioner’s conviction. @