Supreme Court of Delaware

The evidence presented by a defendant seeking a self-defense instruction is "credible" for purposes of Del. Code Ann. Title 11 section 303(a) if the defendant's rendition of events, taken as true, would entitle him to the instruction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2004
• Published 02/25/2004

Judges

• VEASEY, Chief Justice., Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and BERGER, Justices.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• John Williams, Esquire, Department of Justice, Dover, Delaware, for Appellee.