Massey v. State

In this, defendant’s second postconviction relief proceeding, defendant appeals from Superior Court’s denial in January, 1986 of his motion for new trial. Defendant asserts that juror “misconduct” in the course of his trial in 1978 deprived him of his right to a fair trial.

Defendant (along with Robert J. Martin, Jr.) was tried and convicted in 1978 of murder in the first degree, robbery in the second degree and other related crimes; and on direct appeal, defendant’s convictions were affirmed by this Court. Martin v. State, Del.Supr., 433 A.2d 1025 (1981).

Defendant seeks a new trial for…