Supreme Court of Delaware

Defendant's absence from the courtroom both 1) at the time his counsel agreed to a charge to a deadlocked jury under Allen v. U.S., 14 U.S, 492, and 2) when the charge was given, violated his right to be present "at every stage of the trial"; counsel had no authority to waive that right, and resulting error was prejudicial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2002
• Published 06/18/2002

Judges

• VEASEY, Chief J., BEFORE:  VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and STEELE, Justices.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert M. Goff, Jr., Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas E. Brown, Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellee.