MUHAMMAD v. STATE

No. 380, 2002.

829 A.2d 137 (2003)

Parris MUHAMMAD, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: July 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Edinger, Jr., Esquire, and Bernard J. O'Donnell, Esquire (argued), Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant.

Paul R. Wallace, Esquire (argued), and Elizabeth R. McFarlan, Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellee.

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


PER CURIAM.

In this appeal, we consider several claimed errors in a first degree robbery trial. First, we reject appellant's argument that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that he displayed what appeared to be a deadly weapon. Second, we hold that the prosecutor should not have argued to the jury that, by offering alternative defenses, appellant was conceding his guilt. Finally, we hold that the trial court should have honored the State's

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