Legal Opinion

Buchanan v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided September 8, 2009No. 613, 2008PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEELE, Chief Justice.

David Buchanan, the defendant below, appeals from his Superior Court convic tions of Third Degree Burglary, Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited. Buchanan claims that the State failed to produce sufficient evidence to establish: (1) Burglary, because the State used his entry into his property contrary to a Family Court order as a basis to establish both unlawful entry and the predicate offense (Criminal Contempt) for Burglary; (2) Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon, because Buchanan’s firearms were not readily…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. State v. ColvinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
  3. Chance v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
  4. Poteat v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003
  5. Patrick v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2007

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Gallman v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2011
  2. Buchanan v. JohnsonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2010
  3. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2015
  4. Buchanan v. JohnsonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2010
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2021

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