Legal Opinion

Short v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided December 30, 2004No. 182,2004Published

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLAND, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Lakisha Short, appeals from two final judgments entered by the Superior Court. Following a jury trial, Short was convicted for committing the offenses of Robbery in the First Degree,1 two counts of Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony2 and Aggravated Menacing.3 The former and the latter convictions are not being challenged.

*513Short has raised one issue in this appeal. According to Short, the State presented no expert testimony that the object admitted into evidence as a “firearm” was capable of discharging a “shot, projectile or other…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Desmond v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1994
  2. Seward v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  3. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
  4. Fortt v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
  5. Bryson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003

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