Christopher Spence, Defendant Below-Appellant v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below-Appellee

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the denial of Christopher Spence's motion for a mistrial based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument. The court held that one inflammatory PowerPoint slide and two other slides were improper, but the timely objected-to misconduct was harmless and the untimely objections did not satisfy plain-error review. The court also held that the alleged misconduct, considered cumulatively, did not cast doubt on the integrity of the judicial process.