Supreme Court of Delaware

Stevenson v. State

March 1, 2018

Summary

The Court affirmed Stevenson’s convictions for possessing firearms and ammunition as a person prohibited. It declined to consider his ineffective-assistance claim on direct appeal because the claim was not presented below and required factual development, while preserving it for a timely postconviction motion. The Court also held that the evidence was sufficient to support constructive possession of both firearms and that the Superior Court did not commit plain error by failing to enter an acquittal sua sponte.