STAATS v. STATE

No. 501, 2005.

902 A.2d 1125 (2006)

Dwaynne STAATS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: June 29, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole M. Walker, Esquire, Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellant.

Elizabeth R. McFarlan, Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellee.

Before HOLLAND, BERGER and JACOBS, Justices.


HOLLAND, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Dwayne Staats, was charged with Murder in the First Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. Following a six-day jury trial, Staats was convicted as charged. Staats was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of probation or parole for the murder, and to ten years in prison for the weapons offense.

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