Opinion ID: 1513630
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: discovery statements

Text: Scherrer contends that the trial court erred by allowing Mary Waltman to testify concerning a statement made to her by Terry Harrison subsequent to the time Ms. Watts became missing since the prosecutor failed to provide this statement pursuant to a discovery request. Waltman testified: On Friday Terry didn't get out of the car. He acted okay on Thursday. I asked Terry to go around the trailer. That was on Thursday. He had told me he had to tell me something. He looked up at Johnny. We will not reverse for errors that do not affect the essential fairness of a trial. Berna v. State, 282 Ark. 563, 670 S.W.2d 434 (1984), cert, denied, 470 U.S. 1085, 105 S.Ct. 1847, 85 L.Ed.2d 145 (1985). A litigant is entitled to a fair trial, not a perfect one. Id. Even assuming the trial judge erred in allowing Waltman's testimony, Scherrer has failed to show the prejudicial effect of Waltman's statement that Terry had to tell her something. We affirm on this point.