Supreme Court of Delaware

To support a conviction for first degree robbery under 11 Delaware Code section 832(a), the victim not only must have the subjective belief that the defendant possesses a deadly weapon, but this belief must also be accompanied by an objective physical manifestation that the robber appears to be displaying a deadly weapon.

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• Decided 07/03/2002
• Published 07/09/2002

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• Supreme Court of Delaware

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