Legal Opinion

Gibson v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided September 29, 2009No. 207, 2009PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEELE, Chief Justice.

Police responded to a 7:20 p.m. emergency call in February, as Tyrone Gibson forcibly entered a house and attempted to rape the lone occupant. Gibson appeals the trial judge’s decisions declaring him competent to stand trial and denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. Gibson claims that the State did not prove that *556the burglary1 occurred at night.2 Because the trial judge reasonably considered Gibson’s competency evaluations and Gibson acted after sunset, we AFFIRM Gibson’s First Degree Burglary conviction.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. Gibson’s Conduct on the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Skinner v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
  2. Diaz v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
  3. Bailey v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
  4. Blankenship v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2014

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