Opinion ID: 2585835
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Heading: the appellant's witnesses

Text: [¶ 7] Two weeks before trial, the appellant listed two new witnesses in his pretrial memorandum. The two witnesses were inmates at the penitentiary who would testify as to their observations of the lesion. Wexford moved to strike the subpoenas on the grounds of unfair prejudice and surprise. The trial court granted the motion but gave the appellant an opportunity to offer the witnesses as part of the case in rebuttal. The appellant did not attempt to call the witnesses in rebuttal. [¶ 8] In the case of Contreras v. Carbon County School District # 1, 843 P.2d 589, 596 (Wyo.1992), this Court stated: Where a court gives a party seeking to admit evidence the opportunity to renew his attempt to have it admitted, the party cannot complain if he fails to take the opportunity which is offered. Consequently, the appellant cannot claim error when he did not pursue the opportunity to offer the testimony at a later time.