Eaton v. State

DUFFY, Justice:

Defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of first-degree murder, 11 Del.C. § 636, and a related weapon offense, 11 Del.C. § 1447. He appeals, assigning three reversible errors by the Trial Judge in his conduct of the proceedings. 1 We affirm.

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The facts are these:

Andrew Greene was shot and killed by defendant while visiting his fiance, the former wife of defendant and the mother of the Eaton children. The shooting occurred in the presence of the children and their mother. Defendant’s state of mind at the time of the shooting was the principal issue at trial, and both the…