STATE v. LeCOMPTE


538 A.2d 1102 (1988)

STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff, v. William J. LeCOMPTE, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: February 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Fairbanks, Jr., Chief of Appeals Div., Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, for plaintiff.

Nancy Jane Perillo, Asst. Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, for defendant.

Before CHRISTIE, C.J., MOORE and WALSH, JJ.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal arises from a Superior Court certification of the question whether this Court's decision in LeCompte v. State, Del. Supr., 516 A.2d 898 (1986), which expressly overruled Davis v. State, Del.Supr., 400 A.2d 292 (1979), should be applied retroactively. We accepted certification of the issue, and conclude, after briefing and oral argument, that LeCompte should...

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