DOLLARD v. STATE

No. 712,2002.

838 A.2d 264 (2003)

Jermaine DOLLARD, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: October 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. O'Donnell, Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, DE, for Appellant.

Timothy J. Donovan, Jr., Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee.

Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, BERGER and STEELE, Justices.


VEASEY, Chief Justice.

In this appeal we consider the admissibility of evidence of the prior convictions of a witness under Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence 404(b) and 609(a). The defendant contends that the proffered evidence was admissible under the exceptions to the general rule barring admission of prior bad act evidence found in Rule 404(b) or, alternatively, as impeachment evidence under Rule 609(a). Because the evidence did not relate to a material fact at...

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