Felton v. State

The issue presented for our review is whether the trial court erred in allowing the state to call a witness for the sole purpose of impeaching her with a prior inconsistent statement given to law enforcement. We find that the trial court erred in allowing the state to call that witness for the purpose of introducing a prior statement that she had since repudiated. Appellant also appeals the trial court’s restriction of defense counsel’s discussion during voir dire of the differing burdens of proof. We find the issue regarding the restriction on voir dire to be without merit. We, however,…