TORRES v. STATE

No. 12, 2009.

979 A.2d 1087 (2009)

Angel TORRES, Defendant Below-Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: August 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Modica, Esquire, (argued) Wilmington, Delaware for appellant.

James T. Wakley, Esquire and Danielle J. Brennan, Esquire (argued), Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware for appellee.

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


RIDGELY, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Angel Torres appeals from his Superior Court conviction for two counts of trafficking cocaine over 100 grams and two counts of delivery of cocaine. Torres makes six arguments on appeal. First, he contends that the prosecutor improperly threatened a witness who provided favorable testimony for Torres, by stating to the witness during redirect examination: "one lie gets you another ten years in prison." Second, Torres argues the...

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