Supreme Court of Delaware

A conviction for second-degree murder and assault in the first degree is affirmed where: 1) admission of certain of defendant's statements during booking, although obtained in violation of Miranda, was harmless error; and 2) admission of defendant's wife's testimony, that defendant directed a racial epithet at the victim during the shootings, was not unfairly prejudicial, given the strong case against the defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/18/2007
• Published 10/29/2007

Judges

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

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nicole M. Walker, Esquire, Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware;  for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory E. Smith, Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware;  for Appellee.