Supreme Court of Delaware

Waller v. State

April 14, 2025

Summary

The Court affirmed Waller’s convictions, holding that the jury instruction requiring proof that he operated the vehicle in “willful disregard” of a police signal correctly stated the applicable mens rea. The Court also held that the trial judge did not abuse discretion by declining to provide a dictionary definition because the jury was instructed to apply the commonly accepted meaning of undefined terms, making a separate definition cumulative.