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PIERCE v. STATE

437 A.2d 851 (1981)

Arnold W. PIERCE, Jr., Defendant, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided July 15, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Fairbanks, Jr. (argued) and John E. Sullivan, Asst. Public Defenders, Wilmington, for defendant-appellant.

M. Jane Brady (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HERRMANN, C. J., DUFFY and McNEILLY, JJ.

DUFFY, Justice:

Arnold W. Pierce, Jr. (defendant) appeals from a sentence imposed following a conviction in the Superior Court of Robbery in the First Degree, 11 Del.C. § 832. We reverse the judgment and order a new trial.

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The undisputed facts are these:

Pierce was arrested for an alleged theft that had occurred the day before, and a Superior Court grand jury later indicted him for First Degree Robbery. A jury trial began shortly...

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