Farrington v. State

We hold that the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s motions for mistrial and new trial where appellant relied upon an alibi defense for a specific date, and the state, just prior to trial, received information that the date was incorrect and failed to disclose such information to appellant until the witness testified at trial.

Appellant, Charles Farrington, was charged by Amended Information with driving while license revoked (habitual) and leaving the scene of a crash involving damage occurring on March 15, 2001. Appellant filed a notice of alibi stating that on the date…