Bobby Ray Kines v. Fred Butterworth, Ronald St. Pierre v. Fred Butterworth

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• stating that error in excluding a prior inconsistent statement was harmless because it was merely cumulative of the witness' own vacillation on the stand
• holding, in collateral review of state court decision, that there was no error in rejecting surrebuttal that was cumulative and could have been introduced before state’s rebuttal
• holding witness “may of his own free will refuse to be interviewed by either the prosecution or the defense”
• stating that error in excluding a prior inconsistent state- ment was harmless because it was merely cumulative of the witness' own vacillation on the stand
• holding, in collateral review of state <br>court decision, that there was no error in rejecting surrebuttal <br>that was cumulative and could have been introduced before state's <br>rebuttal

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