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KELLY v. STATE

No. 610, 2008.

981 A.2d 547 (2009)

Aaron KELLY, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: August 27, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Heyden, Esquire, (argued), Wilmington, DE, for Appellant.

Elizabeth R. McFarlan, Esquire, (argued) Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

BERGER, Justice:

In this criminal appeal we consider whether the trial court committed reversible error when it limited cross-examination of the complaining witness. Appellant was charged with assault in a correctional facility, and claimed self-defense. Appellant believed that the complaining witness was going to rape him, and he wanted to introduce evidence that the complaining witness was serving his time for committing rape. The trial court concluded that the...

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