Opinion ID: 1110208
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading: Richardson Violation

Text: Pagan claims he was not informed that Deputy McPhaul, a lineup deputy for the Broward Sheriff's Office who conducted the voice lineup, [19] would be called as a witness, and therefore his motion for mistrial should have been granted. This claim is refuted by the record. During a Richardson hearing held on December 3, 1996, the prosecutor indicated he wished to call McPhaul to supplement testimony given earlier by Latasha Jones about the voice lineup. He stated that he had not planned on calling this witness; therefore, he had not provided her name in his witness list. However, when the defense counsel opened the door to testimony about the voice lineup, the prosecutor decided McPhaul's testimony would be important. During the hearing, the prosecutor stated that McPhaul's name was included in a two-page Broward County Sheriff's report regarding the voice lineup conducted in October 1993. Defense counsel admitted he received a report from Detective Manzella that supposedly lists the name [sic] of the people who were in the room at the time. Additionally, defense counsel did not dispute the prosecutor's assertion that Pagan's counsel was present during the voice lineup. Judge Lebow, although ruling that no Richardson violation had occurred, required the prosecutor to allow the defense to depose McPhaul prior to putting her on the stand. When the trial court is given notice of an alleged failure to disclose witnesses, it has a duty to conduct a Richardson inquiry as to the nature of the violation to determine whether the violation was willful or inadvertent and whether there was undue prejudice to the accused. See Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771, 775 (Fla.1971); Webber v. State, 510 So.2d 1210, 1211 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). Such an inquiry took place in this case, and the trial court determined there was no Richardson violation. In an abundance of caution, the trial court also allowed the defense to depose the witness. [20] No relief is warranted on this claim.