Court Opinion

ID: 9550128
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 18:30:09.61866+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:14:34.872670
License: Public Domain

Mowbray, J.,
dissenting:
Respectfully, I dissent from the majority’s ruling reversing the order of die district court which held that Wallace’s confession had been voluntarily made.
I agree with the views of the majority regarding the prosecutor’s conduct in this case. He had a duty to disclose to the defendant before trial Doctor Toller’s report, and it was improper for him not to do so. In this case, however, Doctor Toller did testify at the subsequent evidentiary hearing before Judge Bowen that the mental illness of Wallace referred to in his report was an emotional reaction that did not impair Wallace’s intellect. Consequentiy, I fail to see where Doctor Toller’s testimony would have had any bearing on the issues presented at trial. Therefore I would affirm the order of the district court holding that Wallace’s confession was given voluntarily, and I would uphold his conviction.