Legal Opinion
Fritzinger v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 13, 2010No. 593, 2009PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Chief Justice:
On June 16, 2009, a jury convicted Brian Fritzinger of rape, unlawful sexual contact, and continuous sexual abuse of his ex-girlfriend’s two minor daughters. Frit-zinger appeals his conviction, asserting that the Superior Court committed numerous reversible legal errors. Because the trial judge failed to give Fritzinger a hearing mandated by 11 Del. C. § 3508, and also improperly referred to two complaining witnesses as “victims” while instructing the jury, we reverse and remand for a new trial. In addition, because the record before us could cause an objective observer…
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