Reid v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed Reid’s convictions, holding that the trial court properly admitted extrinsic evidence of a witness’s prior inconsistent statement because the witness had an opportunity to explain or deny it and remained available for further questioning. The court also held that the unpreserved claims concerning cautionary instructions did not satisfy the plain-error standard because the existing instructions reduced any prejudice and Reid identified no specific prejudice from the reference to his custody status.