Supreme Court of Delaware

Conviction for carrying a concealed deadly weapon is affirmed where: 1) defendant was not seized without reasonable suspicion during an initial, consensual encounter; and 2) the community caretaker doctrine applied to allow the officer to investigate whether defendant was in peril or in need of assistance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2008
• Published 12/02/2008

Judges

• RIDGELY, Justice., Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bernard J. O'Donnell, Esquire (argued) and Robert H. Robinson, Jr., Esquire (argued), of the Office of the Public Defender, Georgetown, Delaware for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul R. Wallace, Esquire (argued) and Abby Adams, Esquire (argued), of the Department of Justice, Georgetown, Delaware for appellee.