Hilton v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Hilton’s conviction, holding that the police had reasonable and articulable suspicion to seize him during an encounter that escalated after he slowed, looked around, bladed his body, and appeared to grab an object in his waistband. The court concluded that the totality of the circumstances justified the seizure and therefore denied suppression of the discarded firearm and evidence recovered after arrest.