Melvin L. Morse, Defendant-Below, Appellant v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff-Below, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Melvin Morse’s convictions, holding that the Superior Court properly admitted evidence of his uncharged abuse of A.M. for nonpropensity purposes and properly allowed the jury to re-watch recorded out-of-court statements during deliberations. The court also rejected Morse’s challenge to the refusal to provide a transcript of related trial testimony and found no constitutional violation because Morse had a full opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses. The court cautioned that counsel should not encourage juries to request testimonial evidence during deliberations. STRINE, Chief Justice, concurring, would require a more substantial justification before denying related testimony merely because it had not yet been transcribed.