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Perkins v. State

Citations

  • 920 A.2d 391
  • 2007 Del. LEXIS 76
  • 2007 WL 573637

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  • reviewing impermissible prosecutorial remarks for plain error, though review would have been de novo had defense counsel objected to the remarks at trial
  • “As we have noted, a ‘defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on self-defense only if there is evidence sufficient to establish each element of that defense.’” (quoting Fetters v. State, 436 A.2d 796, 797 (Del. 1981)

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Judges: Berger, Jacobs, Ridgely

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