Chad Willard v. State of Mississippi

IRVING, P.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. A jury sitting before the Stone County Circuit Court found Chad Willard guilty of sexual battery. On appeal, Willard claims the circuit court erred when it excluded a portion of his only witness’s testimony based on a discovery violation. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse the circuit court’s judgment and remand the case for a new trial.

FACTS

¶ 2. As of Monday, May 14, 2012, Sally 1 had been living in a mobile home in Stone County, Mississippi, for approximately ten days. She had four roommates: Dalton and Dylan Willard, 2 Chad Knight, and Brandon Warden. 3 They…