WATERMAN v. STATE

No. 562, 2007.

956 A.2d 1261 (2008)

Brian WATERMAN, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: August 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole M. Walker, Esquire, Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, DE, for Appellant.

John Williams, Esquire, Department of Justice, Dover, DE, for Appellee.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices.


BERGER, Justice:

In this appeal we consider, among other things, whether the Superior Court abused its discretion by allowing a child victim's videotaped statement into the jury room during deliberations. The trial court did so in an effort to balance the information given to the jury. During defendant's interrogation by the police, the interrogating officer described the victim's account of events, and repeatedly told defendant that he believed the victim. After...

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