CHAVIS v. STATE

No. 402, 2019.

235 A.3d 696 (2020)

Dakai CHAVIS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: May 26, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. O'Donnell, Esquire , Assistant Public Defender, Wilmington, Delaware for Appellant, Dakai Chavis.

Kathryn J. Garrison, Esquire , Deputy Attorney General, Dover, Delaware for Appellee, State of Delaware.

Before VAUGHN, TRAYNOR, and MONTGOMERY-REEVES, Justices.


The Appellant, Dakai Chavis, appeals from his conviction in Superior Court of Criminal Trespass in the First Degree. He raises one issue. He contends that the Superior Court erred during his jury trial by admitting evidence of two prior convictions under Delaware Rule of Evidence 404(b). For the reasons which follow, we agree that...

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