PETERSON v. STATE

No. 222, 2013.

81 A.3d 1244 (2013)

Kalvin PETERSON, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: November 13, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole M. Walker, Esquire , Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellant.

John Williams, Esquire , Department of Justice, Dover, Delaware, for appellee.

Before HOLLAND, BERGER and JACOBS, Justices.


HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendant-appellant, Kalvin Peterson ("Peterson"), appeals from a Superior Court judgment, following a bench trial, convicting him of one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited ("PFBPP"). Peterson's sole claim of error is that collateral estoppel and double jeopardy bar his conviction. Peterson argues that the bench trial conviction was precluded because at a concurrent trial, a jury...

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