Court Opinion

ID: 9714706
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 05:43:46.875228+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:27.978491
License: Public Domain

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN specially concurring: I agree with the result reached in this case but I would characterize the failure of the trial court to grant discovery as error. A reversal is not required, only because it can be said that the error was, by the facts upon this record, harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. The police reports, the discovery of which were denied to the defendant, were reports of persons whose names were furnished upon the list of witnesses. Such reports were clearly and expressly within the language of our rules for discovery and were substantial verbatim reports of witnesses. I would affirm the decision of the trial court, noting the error on the discovery ruling.