Ward v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Ward’s conviction for second-degree sexual abuse of a child by a person in a position of trust. It held that the challenged evidence and prosecutorial statements did not constitute plain error, and that the trial court acted within its discretion in admitting prior-bad-acts evidence and denying a new trial. The court also held that Ward’s unpreserved challenges failed to show material defects that deprived him of a substantial right or caused manifest injustice.