Ramsey v. State

JACOBS, Justice:

Leslie Ramsey (“Ramsey”), the defendant below, appeals from a Superior Court final judgment of conviction of Attempted First Degree Robbery. On appeal, Ramsey claims that the Superior Court erred by finding him guilty of Attempted First Degree Robbery as a lesser-included of fense of First Degree Robbery, even though neither Ramsey nor the State requested adjudication on that lesser-included offense. We hold that the “party autonomy” rule, which places the burden on the parties to decide whether a lesser-included offense should be considered by the jury, also applies to bench…