Roger Dennis, Defendant Below, Appellant v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Dennis’s conviction for second-degree carjacking. It held that the statute’s use of “coercion, duress or otherwise” unambiguously creates alternative means of committing the offense, so the State was not required to prove coercion or duress. The victim’s presence, rather than coercion or duress, distinguishes carjacking from motor-vehicle theft.