Van Vliet v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Van Vliet's convictions for possessing a firearm while simultaneously possessing a controlled substance and for possessing drug paraphernalia. It held that the firearm conviction was not inconsistent with acquittals on manufacturing-related drug charges because those acquittals did not resolve whether Van Vliet possessed methamphetamine, and it further held that excluding a codefendant's guilty-plea docket sheet was within the trial court's discretion and did not violate due process. The Court alternatively concluded that any evidentiary error would have been harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.