Myers v. State

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Edward Myers appeals his conviction for the armed robbery of Gabriel Lewis. We find that the trial court abused its discretion in excluding the testimony of a defense witness where there was no evidence of a willful discovery violation. Accordingly, we reverse Myers’s conviction and remand for a new trial. On remand, we direct the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine whether Myers’s right to a speedy trial was violated.

*1146FACTS

¶ 2. On October 28, 2004, Edward Myers was at his sister Yvette’s house when he discovered that Yvette’s teenage son…