GORDON v. STATE

No. 461, 2019.

245 A.3d 499 (2021)

Thomas GORDON, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: January 6, 2021.

Reargument Denied January 21, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole M. Walker, Esquire , (argued) and Bernard J. O'Donnell , Office of Defense Services, Wilmington, Delaware for Appellant Thomas Gordon.

John R. Williams, Esquire , Department of Justice, Dover, Delaware for Appellee State of Delaware.

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


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