Fisher v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant-appellant, Lewis J. Fisher (“Fisher”), was convicted of several drug-related offenses. Fisher’s defense counsel moved for a new trial based, in part, on the grounds that juror misconduct and/or bias denied Fisher his right to trial by an impartial jury, see Del. Const, art. I, § 7; U.S. Const, amend. VI, XIV, § 1. That motion was denied summarily by the Superior Court.

This is Fisher’s direct appeal. This Court concluded that the absence of a hearing, on the allegation that the issue of race was improperly considered…