Turner v. State

BERGER, Justice:

In this criminal appeal we consider whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress, or in giving a jury instruction. Appellant was a passenger in a car that was stopped for a seatbelt violation. He argues that the traffic stop was a pretext, and therefore violated the Delaware Constitution. Appellant also complains that, because there was no evidence that he was an accomplice in the charged drug activities, the trial court should not have given an accomplice liability instruction to the jury. We find no merit to either argument, and affirm.

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