Hickman v. State

Robert Williams a/k/a Robert Comer was jointly indicted with Paul Hickman, Jr. on charges of murder one, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, and conspiracy one for the death, on May 5, 1978, of Robert Schwander, another prisoner at Delaware Correctional Center. Immediately prior to the commencement of their second trial in June, 1979, an earlier trial having ended in a mistrial, the State nolle prossed the murder and weapons charges against Williams. Hickman was tried and convicted on all counts and received consecutive sentences of five years for the weapons…