Shipley v. State

CHRISTIE, Chief Justice:

The defendant/appellant, Christie Ship-ley (“Shipley”), was convicted of murder in the first degree and possession of a dangerous weapon during the commission of a felony. The Superior Court sentenced Shipley to consecutive sentences of life imprisonment without benefit of suspension, probation, or parole and thirty years’ imprisonment without benefit of probation or parole. The victim of the alleged crime was Shipley’s husband, William Shipley, whose decomposed body parts were found in various locations in Dover, Delaware.

Shipley raises three issues on appeal. First,…