BUTCHER v. STATE

No. 428, 2016.

171 A.3d 537 (2017)

Prentiss BUTCHER, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: August 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Malik, Esquire (argued), Wilmington, Delaware for Appellant.

Elizabeth R. McFarlan, Esquire , and Andrew J. Vella, Esquire (argued), Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware for Appellee.

Before STRINE, Chief Justice; VALIHURA, VAUGHN, SEITZ, and TRAYNOR, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.


I. INTRODUCTION

Pending before this Court is appellant Prentiss Butcher's ("Butcher") appeal from the Superior Court's July 19, 2016 judgment of sentence for Possession of a Firearm By a Person Prohibited, 11 Del. C. § 1448 ("Person Prohibited"). This statute mandates enhanced penalties where a defendant...

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