State v. Lunsford

Goolsby, Judge;

A jury convicted Mitchell Lee Lunsford of trafficking in cocaine. Lunsford appeals. We affirm.

I

Lunsford charges the trial judge committed reversible error in not granting him a mistrial because the solicitor, who maintained an “open-file” policy, failed before trial to deliver to Lunsford pursuant to discovery requests a “proffer” the investigating officer prepared following discussions with Michael Wright, a prosecution witness, and a five-page statement Wright gave to the police.

Defense counsel first became aware of the proffer during the cross-examination of the officer,…