Peterson v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendant-appellant, Kalvin Peterson (“Peterson”), appeals from a Superior Court judgment, following a bench trial, convicting him of one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (“PFBPP”). Peterson’s sole claim of error is that collateral estoppel and double jeop*1245ardy bar his conviction. Peterson argues that the bench trial conviction was precluded because at a concurrent trial, a jury acquitted him of both Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (“PFDCF”), and the underlying felony of Assault in the First Degree.

We have concluded that…