French v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Family Court's adjudication of French as delinquent for juvenile firearm possession. It held that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, permitted a rational factfinder to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that French possessed the revolver because he exited through the passenger door near where the gun was found and the physical evidence made it reasonable to infer that he placed it there. The court also held that the officer's testimony about how the gun could have reached that location was based on factual observations and common-sense inferences, so its admission did not constitute plain error.