N.d. v. State of Arkansas — Brown, J., Dissenting

Summary

The dissent would affirm the trial judge’s decision to permit two witnesses to testify at a juvenile-transfer hearing. It reasons that the defense received both witnesses’ statements a week before the hearing, declined an opportunity to interview one witness, and requested no continuance, so the defense suffered insufficient prejudice and the trial judge did not abuse his discretion. The dissenting justice criticizes the majority for treating the witness-list issue as requiring exclusion of the testimony.