Suber v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware held that the State violated Ronald Suber's confrontation rights by introducing indirect hearsay suggesting that an unavailable witness identified him as the shooter. Although Suber did not object at trial, the error was reviewable as plain error and was sufficiently prejudicial to jeopardize the fairness and integrity of the trial because the identification materially corroborated the testimony of the State's accomplice witness. The court vacated the convictions and remanded for further proceedings.