Crane v. State

OPINION

Judge MANNHEIMER,

Fred Russell Crane was prosecuted for driving under the influence and first-degree child endangerment (because his son was riding as a passenger in the car that Crane was driving) 1 At Crane's trial, Crane took the stand and testified that he had not been impaired by alcohol. . Later, during the State's rebuttal case, the officer who arrested Crane testified that, toward the end of their interaction at the police station,. Crane apologized to the officer for being drunk. The State had not previously disclosed this information to the defense.

After the officer gave this…