ROBERTSON v. STATE

No. 174, 1997.

704 A.2d 267 (1997)

Floyd D. ROBERTSON, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: December 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Brendan O'Neill, Assistant Public Defender, Wilmington, for Appellant.

Timothy J. Donovan, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Wilmington, for Appellee.

Before VEASEY, C.J., HOLLAND and HARTNETT, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal from a conviction in the Superior Court raises an issue of first impression. We must decide whether or not a weapon may be "concealed" within the meaning of the statute prohibiting the carrying of a concealed deadly weapon, and at the same time lie in "plain view" for purposes of our search-and-seizure doctrine. We decide, consistent with the majority view in other states, that the two concepts are...

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