Supreme Court of Delaware· 1/29/1992

Chao v. State

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604 A.2d 1351
1992 Del. LEXIS 101

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explaining that the trial court need not engage sua sponte in an exacting examination to attempt to determine what lesser offense instructions might apply
explaining that the burden to request lesser-included-offense instructions is properly placed on defense counsel, for it is they who determine trial tactics and presumably act in accordance with a formulated strategy
explaining that the burden to request lesser-included-offense instructions is properly placed on defense counsel, for it is they who determine trial tactics and presumably act in accordance with a formulated strategy
Delaware’s Double Jeopardy Clause “ ‘protects against a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal’ ”
intentional murder and felony murder are not same offense, therefore separate convictions and sentences are permissible
“[I]n the absence of an actual arrest the critical variable in defining ‘custody’ is the extent to which a particular detention resembles an actual arrest.”

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Judges: Christie, Horsey, Moore, Walsh, Holland

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