Robert Van Arsdall was convicted of murder first degree as a result of a jury trial in Superior Court which was held in September 1982. This Court reversed his conviction, ruling that his constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him had been violated, and that the violation required reversal without inquiry into its prejudicial effect. Van Arsdall v. State, Del.Supr.,
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VAN ARSDALL v. STATE
524 A.2d 3 (1987)
Robert E. VAN ARSDALL, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.
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Submitted on Reargument: October 15, 1986.
Decided: April 20, 1987.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
William N. Nicholas (argued), of Vaughn & Nicholas, Dover, for appellant.
Richard E. Fairbanks, Jr. (argued), Chief of the Appeals Division, Wilmington, and Gary A. Myers, Deputy Atty. Gen., Georgetown, Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, for appellee.
Gary W. Aber, Esquire, of Heiman & Aber, Wilmington, amicus curiae.
Before CHRISTIE, C.J., and MOORE and WALSH, JJ.
Supreme Court of Delaware.
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