Opinion ID: 591438
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Heading: He had told me if I told anybody he would kill me, too.

Text: 32 Trial tr., vol. I at 41-42. 33 This testimony demonstrates that the jury was aware that Albert had initially acquiesced in Cornell's version of the events due to his fear of Cornell. Although the record is less than entirely clear, we find that the incident with Albert's mother, Alberta Garner, is probably the same incident referred to by Jody Seidenkranz (Albert's sister) in her statement. This additional item of cumulative impeachment material does not raise a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different. 34 Special Agent Pontious's report of his September 29, 1976, interview with Bryce Oliver states the following: 35 The reporting agent questioned BRYCE OLIVER regarding a possible threat he had made towards KENNETH CROW prior to the time ROBERT CORNELL, KENNETH CROW and ALBERT OLIVER left for San Antonio, Texas. 36 BRYCE went on to state that approximately four days before they left for Texas ... he and KENNY became involved in some type of argument at which time he took out a razor scraper which he carried in his pocket and made threats towards KENNY however, he stated that this was not unusual and that there was no intent in the threat. 37 At trial, Cornell testified that he was present at the argument between Bryce and Crow and that Bryce had pulled a razor knife and threatened to cut Crow up. Bryce testified at trial as follows: 38 Q: Did you have an argument with [Crow] shortly before he went to Texas? 39 A: Yes. 40 .... 41 A: We got in an argument because there had been a break in at Industrial [Janitorial Services] and he said that Eric and I were trying to set him up for it, and make him look like he did it; and we had an argument about it. 42 Q: This is the argument you called a friendly argument? 43 A: I have arguments with friends of mine all the time, but as long as it ain't a fist fight or something, I feel it's just an argument between friends. 44 .... 45 Q: You threatened him at the time? At the time you had the arguments, didn't you threaten him?A: I don't recall. 46 Trial tr., vol. III, at 12-13. At his pretrial deposition, Bryce had testified as follows: 47 Q. Did you have a knife with you that day? 48 A. Yes. 49 Q. Did you pull that out? 50 A. No. If I pull a knife on somebody I'm going to use it, I'm going to carve them up. I'm not going to threaten nobody, it will be action. 51 Q. Did you threaten him that day with a knife? 52 A. I threatened to bust his head. 53 Deposition of Bryce Oliver at 118, as read during the February 18, 1985, evidentiary hearing at 51. 54 We first note that at trial Bryce did not deny threatening Crow. He testified that he did not recall whether or not he had. We also note that counsel did not impeach Bryce with his pretrial deposition testimony that he had threatened to bust Crow's head. The impeachment value of Bryce's statement to Special Agent Pontious is minimal. Further, although this evidence would have supported Cornell's theory that Bryce killed Crow, it does not conclusively prove either that Bryce actually killed Crow or that Cornell did not kill Crow. Finally, this evidence would not have affected the credibility of Albert's testimony. Accordingly, we find that there is not a reasonable probability that the disclosure of Bryce's statement would have affected the outcome of the trial.