State v. Lee

|,VICTORY, J. *

We granted this writ application to review Lionel “Lon” Burns’ (“Burns”) conviction for constructive contempt for pros-ecutorial misconduct for tampering with or planting evidence and for failing to timely notify defense counsel of the existence of the evidence. Having reviewed the record and the applicable law, we find insufficient evidence to convict Burns of constructive contempt for tampering with or planting evidence and reverse his conviction as it relates to that charge; however, we affirm his conviction for failing to timely notify defense counsel of the existence of…