Joseph M. Taye, Defendant Below, Appellant v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Taye's first-degree murder conviction, holding that the victim qualified as a firefighter performing her duties when she was killed while providing emergency medical assistance at an accident scene. The court distinguished between whether the victim was trained and qualified as a firefighter and whether she was performing a firefighter duty at the time of the fatal collision. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, the court concluded that a rational factfinder could find the statutory element beyond a reasonable doubt.