Dubin v. State

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

The defendant, Martin Dubin, appeals his conviction of “carrying a concealed deadly weapon upon or about his person”, in violation of 11 Del.C. § 1442, 1 arguing that the Trial Judge’s rulings erroneously amounted to a directed verdict of guilty, depriving him of his right to trial by jury.

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The indictment charged Dubin with carrying “concealed a .38 caliber pistol, a deadly weapon, upon or about his person.” After the State responded in discovery proceedings that the weapon in question “was found concealed in a dashboard glove compartment of the vehicle the defendant…