Davis v. State

Following a bench trial in the Superior Court, the defendant-appellant, Richard Davis (“Davis”), was convicted of Robbery in the First Degree. The trial judge declared Davis to be an habitual offender under title 11, section 4214(a) of the Delaware Code. Davis was sentenced to be incarcerated for twenty years.

In his direct appeal, Davis argues that the trial judge committed two errors in granting his request, pursuant to Superior Court Criminal Rule 23(a), to waive his right to a jury trial. First, Davis argues that the record does not reflect that he made an intelligent waiver of his right…