D.R. v. State

D.R. was charged by petition with aggravated battery for allegedly shooting one Arthur Dotson in the head on August 29, 1990. During an adjudicatory hearing, the victim testified for the state and stated that D.R. shot him in the back of the head. The assistant state attorney asked Dotson if he remembered giving a statement to an officer or detective after the incident occurred. Defense counsel objected and argued that this statement had never been disclosed to the defendant.

At first, the trial court let the victim testify only as to the fact of giving the statement. Later, however, the state…