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GRIFFIN v. STATE

No. 412, 2011.

47 A.3d 487 (2012)

William GRIFFIN, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: June 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Santino Ceccotti, Esquire , Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant.

Timothy J. Donovan, Jr., Esquire , Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellee.

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

BERGER, Justice:

In this appeal we consider whether a person may be convicted of carrying a concealed deadly weapon in his home. By statute, it is a crime to carry a concealed deadly weapon without a license. Under the Delaware Constitution, however, Delaware citizens have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms for the defense of themselves, their families, and their homes. That right is not absolute, but it does allow a person to carry a concealed deadly weapon...

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