Taylor v. State

WALSH, Justice:

In this appeal from the Superior Court, we are again required to confront the question of what constitutes a deadly weapon under Delaware law. The appellant, Kenneth C. Taylor (“Taylor”), was convicted, following a jury trial, of Burglary First Degree, Assault First Degree, two counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony and Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited. All the weapons offenses were predicated on the finding that a floor fan could, under the circumstances of its use in this case, constitute a deadly weapon as that term is…