LIKET v. STATE

No. 286, 1997.

719 A.2d 935 (1998)

Hendrik LIKET, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: November 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elwood T. Eveland, Jr. and James A. Natalie, Jr., Wilmington, for Appellant.

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

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


PER CURIAM.

In this appeal, we affirm the trial court's admission of the testimony of a surprise prosecution witness to the effect that the defendant had confessed to him. The State failed to inform the defense of the existence or testimony of this witness prior to calling him to testify on the last day of the State's case-in-chief. We are asked to decide whether the State has a duty to disclose in advance the identity or...

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