Hicks v. State

Appellant, Jarvis Hicks, appeals his conviction for attempted first degree murder with a firearm. He argues that the trial court failed to conduct a Richardson 1 hearing upon learning that the State had failed to provide appellant written notice of the substance of his statement to Detective Foster, and failed to identify Foster as a witness to this statement, until the day of trial. We find that the State did not commit a discovery violation by failing to provide appellant with written notice of the substance of his statement. However, we agree with appellant that the State’s failure to…