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BEZAREZ v. STATE

No. 618,2008.

983 A.2d 946 (2009)

Jose D. BEZAREZ, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: October 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole M. Walker, Esquire (argued), Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, DE, for Appellant.

Timothy J. Donovan, Jr., Esquire (argued) Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee.

Before BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices.

BERGER, Justice:

In this criminal appeal, we consider whether the Superior Court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of prior "bad acts." Appellant admitted that he shot and killed a fellow drug dealer, but he claimed that the shooting was an accident. Appellant testified that the trigger on his gun was light and that the gun fired (twice) during a scuffle with the victim. The trial court allowed the State, in rebuttal, to introduce evidence that appellant...

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