Brigham Young University Law School BYU Law Digital Commons Utah Court of Appeals Briefs 2003 State of Utah v. John R. Pinder : Brief of Appellant Utah Court of Appeals Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/byu_ca2 Part of the Law Commons Original Brief Submitted to the Utah Court of Appeals; digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; machine-generated OCR, may contain errors. Laura Dupaix; Assistant Attorney General; Attorney for Appellee. Brent A Gold; Andrew Parnes; Attorneys for Appellant. Recommended Citation Brief of Appellant, Utah v. Pinder, No. 20030484 (Utah Court of Appeals, 2003). https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/byu_ca2/4381 This Brief of Appellant is brought to you for free and open access by BYU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Utah Court of Appeals Briefs by an authorized administrator of BYU Law Digital Commons. Policies regarding these Utah briefs are available at http://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/utah_court_briefs/policies.html. Please contact the Repository Manager at [email protected] with questions or feedback. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF UTAH STATE OF UTAH, Plaintiff- Appellee, Case No. 20030484-SC v. JOHN&PINDER, Defendant-Appellant. BRIEF OF APPELLANT Appeal from Conviction and Sentence and Denial of Motion for New Trial Entered by the Honorable Lynn W. Davis In the Fourth Judicial District Wasatch County, State of Utah BRENT A. GOLD (#1213) 2064 Prospector Avenue, Suite 203 P.O. Box 1994 Park City, Utah 84060 Telephone: (435) 649-8406 Facsimile: (435) 649-8412 ANDREW PARNES Pro Hac Vice P.O. Box 5988 Laura Dupaix 160 Second Street East, Suite 216 Assistant Attorney General Ketchum, Idaho 83340 160 East 300 South, 6th Floor Telephone: (208) 726-1010 P.O. Box 140854 Facsimile: (208)726-1187 Salt Lake Qty, Utah 84114 Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant Attorney for Plaintiff-Appellee FILED UTAH APPELLATE COURTS APR 2 6 2004 Digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU. Machine-generated OCR, may contain errors. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF UTAH STATE OF UTAH, Plaintiff-Appellee, Case No. 20030484-SC v. JOHNRPINDER, Defendant-Appellant. BRIEF OF APPELLANT Appeal from Conviction and Sentence and Denial of Motion for New Trial Entered by the Honorable Lynn W. Davis In the Fourth Judicial District Wasatch County, State of Utah BRENT A, GOLD (#1213) 2064 Prospector Avenue, Suite 203 P.O. Box 1994 Park City, Utah 84060 Telephone: (435) 649-8406 Facsimile: (435) 649-8412 ANDREW PARNES Pro Hac Vice P.O. Box 5988 Laura Dupaix 160 Second Street East, Suite 216 Assistant Attorney General Ketchum, Idaho 83340 160 East 300 South, 6th Floor Telephone: (208) 726-1010 P.O. Box 140854 Facsimile: (208) 726-1187 Salt Lake Qty, Utah 84114 Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant Attorney for Plaintiff-Appellee Digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU. Machine-generated OCR, may contain errors. TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION ..". 1 STATEMENT OF ISSUES PRESENTED . 1 RELEVANT CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS AND STATUTES 3 STATEMENT OF FACTS 3 I. Course of Proceedings 3 II. Introduction .. 4 III. Trial Testimony 7 A. The Killings According to Ruiz • 7 B. The Destruction of Evidence According to Ruiz 9 C Filomeno Ruiz's Background 12 D. Ruiz's Conflicting Statements 14 E. David Brunyer's Account 15 F. The Testimony of Jailhouse Informant Newly Welch 19 G. The Purported Admissions of John Pinder 21 H. Other Defense Testimony 23 IV. Motion for New Trial 24 A. Ruiz's Admissions 25 B. Brunyer's Admissions 27 C The Real Ruiz - Ruiz's Drug Dealings and Involvement in a Prior Drug Murder 32 SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT 35 i Digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU. Machine-generated OCR, may contain errors. LAW AND ARGUME NT .38 L IHE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING THE NEW TRIAL BASED UPON NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE 38 A- JoeySilva 42 B. Additional Evidence 45 IL THE STATE VIOLATED ITS DUTY TO DISCLOSE EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE WHICH REQUIRES REVERSAL OFTHE CONVICTIONS 51 III. THE COURT'S ERRONEOUS EVIDENTIARY RULINGS REQUIRE ANEWTRIAL 63 A. Melissa Gowles' Testimony 63 1. Summary of Relevant Facts 63 2. The Trial Court Erred in Allowing the Prosecution to Gall DeHart for the Primaiy Purpose of Introducing Otherwise Inadmissible Evidence 66 3. The Admission of This Testimony Violated Rule 403 of the Utah Rules of Evidence 70 B. Bernie Knapp and Damien Gowles' Testimony 72 C Brunyer's Extrajudicial Statements Were Improperly Admitted 74 1. Brunyer's Statements to Andrea Were Not Admissible as Prior Consistent Statements Under URE Rule 801(d)(1)(B) 74 2. Andrea's Written Summary of Brunyer's Statements Was Not Admissible as a Prior Consistent Statement by Brunyer Under URE Rule 801(d)(1)(B) 79 D. Conclusion 80 ii Digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU. Machine-generated OCR, may contain errors. IV. THE JURY INSTRUCTION ON COMPULSION VIOLATED APPELLANTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BY IMPROPERLY REDUCING THE STATE'S BURDEN OF PROOF 80 CONCLUSION 83 ADDENDUM ADDENDUM A - PROVISIONS OF CONSTITUTIONS, STATUTES AND RULES ADDENDUM B - FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL in Digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU. Machine-generated OCR, may contain errors. TABLE OF AUTHORITIES FEDERAL CASES Banks v Dretke, 124 S. 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Reuben Clark Law School, BYU. Machine-generated OCR, may contain errors. State v Plieg), 1999 UT 8,974 P.2d 279 58 State vRamey, 782 P.2d 480 (Utah 1989) 70 State v Sibert, 310 P.2d 388 (Utah 1957) .' 78 State v Speer, 718 P.2d383 (Utah 1986) 78 State v Spry, 2001 UT App 75,21 P.2d 675 57,58 State v Stewrt, 724 P.2d 610 (Utah 1986) 43 State v Ki«8»,2001Ur5,20P3d271 (Utah 2001) 74 Statev Worihen,7(>b P.2d839 (Utah 1988) 39 Walker v State, 624 P.2d 687 (Utah 1981) 54 Wukbamv Galetka, 2002 UT 72,61 P.3d 978 39,40 STATE STATUTES AND RULES Utah Code Ann.