Supreme Court of Delaware

Chambers v. State of Delaware, 282, 2006

A conviction and sentence for murder and related offenses is affirmed over claims that: 1) the superior court abused its discretion in denying a defense request for a mistrial after the trial judge allowed an investigating officer to speak with a witness for the state during a recess, and before the witness had concluded his direct testimony; and 2) the superior court committed legal error when it refused to give a jury instruction concerning the testimony of accomplices or participants.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2007
• Published 05/22/2007

Judges

• HOLLAND, Justice., Before HOLLAND, BERGER and RIDGELY, Justices.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph M. Bernstein, Esquire (argued) and Peter W. Veith, Esquire, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin M. Carroll, Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellee.