Charbonneau v. State

*299STEELE, Chief Justice,

for the Majority.

The State indicted Linda Charbonneau, her daughter, Mellisa Rueinski, and Willie Tony Brown for criminal offenses arising out of the murders of John Charbonneau and William Sproates.1 The State entered into plea agreements with Mellisa and Brown contingent on their providing truthful proffers and truthful testimony at Linda’s trial.

Twelve days before opening statements at Linda’s trial, the prosecutors produced a potential witness list for voir dire that included both Brown and Mellisa. The prosecutors knew that there were inconsistencies in Mellisa’s…