Reynaldo Alberto Peña v. Texas

If a Trial Court admitted into evidence inculpatory statements made by a defendant during the post-interview portion of a polygraph examination, but excluded all evidence relating to the circumstances surrounding the defendant’s inculpatory statements, wouldn’t that deprive a defendant of his fundamental Constitutional right to a fair opportunity to present a defense, both under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and under the Compulsory Process and Confrontation Clauses of the Sixth Amendment? Reynaldo Alberto Pena Petition for Writ of Certiorari ii