Court of Appeals of Arizona· 4/8/1986

State v. Tyler

Citations

718 P.2d 214
149 Ariz. 312
1986 Ariz. App. LEXIS 456

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affirming the denial of a Willits instruction because the State has \no duty to seek out and gain\ evidence unless \it is aware\ the evidence is material to the defense
finding no abuse of discretion when trial court permitted an untimely-disclosed witness to testify where defendant had enough time to interview the witness — witness disclosed two days before trial and seven days before her testimony
rejecting need for a Willits instruction where “[a]t the time the weapon was seized, the officer had no reason to know what the defendant’s defense would be concerning [the fingerprints defendant claimed were on the weapon]”
no abuse of discretion in denying discovery of medical records where effect of witness’s illness and medication on his memory was already known by defendant
defining “control” as “[t]o exercise power or influence over”

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Judges: Corcoran, Kleinschmidt, Eubank

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