Supreme Court of Delaware
Dixon v. State of Delaware, 393, 2009
Defendant's convictions for Assault in the First Degree, Reckless Endangering in the First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited are affirmed where: 1) a witness's statements in a 911 call were admissible as excited utterances under Del. R. Evid. 803(2); and 2) the admission of the 911 call into evidence did not violate defendant's rights under the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/24/2010
- Published 05/24/2010
Judges
- HOLLAND, Justice., Before HOLLAND, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices.
Court
- Supreme Court of Delaware
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Nicole M. Walker, Esquire, Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- James T. Wakley, Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellee.