Court Opinion

ID: 9880407
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-27 19:13:45.255762+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:48:12.494253
License: Public Domain

APPEL, Justice
(concurring specially).
I join the thorough opinion of the court in this case, but write separately to emphasize the narrowness of the court's holding. Ordinarily, I would be highly skeptical of the exclusion of relevant expert testimony offered by the defense when the expert was designated one day late unless all alternatives had been exhausted. This case, however, is an unusual case in two respects. First, the proffered testimony of the expert was extraordinarily weak. Second, the evidence of the defendant's guilt was overwhelming. Because of the confluence of these two features, I am convinced that a retrial would be a waste of time and resources and that substantial justice has been done in this case. I am therefore able to concur with the court's opinion.