Dawann Dixon, Defendant Below, Appellant v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Dixon's convictions, holding that the 911 caller's statements were admissible as excited utterances because they were made shortly after the shooting while she was still under its stress. The court also held that the statements were nontestimonial because their primary purpose was to obtain police assistance during an ongoing emergency, and alternatively that any testimonial portions were harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.