Opinion ID: 2088953
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Witness Omitted From State's Discovery Responses

Text: As his next assignment of error, Kennedy complains that a witness not included on the State's witness list was permitted to testify at trial. During the trial, the State moved to amend its witness list to include the manager of a Hermann's sporting goods store as a witness. Kennedy objected on the ground of surprise and prejudice. Kennedy's motion for a continuance was denied, but Kennedy's counsel spoke with Galloway for a short period of time before his testimony. Galloway was allowed to testify. Kennedy complains that he was prejudiced by Galloway's testimony because counsel did not have adequate time to prepare for cross examination of a witness about whom he knew nothing until trial. We conclude that counsel did an adequate job of cross examining Galloway and elicited information about how the items could have been purchased at other stores in the area. Upon this record, we are not convinced that Kennedy was prejudiced by the trial court's ruling.