Long v. State

SHIELDS, Judge.

Richard R. Long was found guilty by a jury of theft and sentenced to a term of four (4) years imprisonment. On appeal Long argues the State’s failure to disclose a written and signed statement made by him shortly after his arrest in response to a discovery order request, and then used by the State for impeachment purposes, denied him due process and a fair trial and precluded him from making a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of his right against self-incrimination. We agree and remand for a new trial.

On March 14, 1980 Long filed a motion for discovery requesting in…