State v. Butterfield

This matter comes before the court on applications by the State for writs of certiorari to review orders of the Superior Court granting deferred sentences following convictions of a felony with a special finding that the defendants were armed with a deadly weapon at the time of the commission of the offense.

The pertinent facts for purposes of this review are as follows: Defendant Butterfield was fomid guilty by a jury of assault in the second degree with a special verdict that the defendant was armed with a deadly weapon. Defendant Mintle pleaded guilty to the crime of manslaughter while…