State v. Patterson

OPINION

GILBERT, Justice.

The issues presented in this first-degree murder appeal relate to evidentiary rulings of the trial court. The appellant, Henry Laverne Patterson, asserts that the trial court abused its discretion by precluding the testimony of an undisclosed witness as a sanction for violation of the discovery rules. Patterson also asserts that the trial court erred in allowing an individual whom the defense alleged committed the murders to testify as to the impact of the allegation on his employment and personal life. Because we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its…