CHILDRESS v. STATE

No. 555, 1997.

721 A.2d 929 (1998)

Andrew V. CHILDRESS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: December 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Bernstein, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellant.

John Williams, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Dover, Delaware, for appellee.

Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, HOLLAND and HARTNETT, Justices, and STEELE, Vice-Chancellor, constituting the Court en Banc.


PER CURIAM:

In this appeal, we hold that the elements of the crime of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony may be satisfied when the defendant is arrested immediately outside his residence and an unloaded handgun is found in the residence under the defendant's bed in the same room as controlled substances and cash. We also hold that the trial court's charge to the jury that included the instruction that...

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