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Tannis v. Moen

Supreme Court of Delaware.
Dec 10, 2021
268 A.3d 754 (Del. 2021)

Summary

reversing for erroneous cooperative witness instruction but holding that any error in an obliterated serial-number instruction was harmless because "we are satisfied that the instruction, when considered together with the instructions in their entirety, though arguably incomplete, did not jeopardize the fairness and integrity of Howell's trial."

Summary of this case from Watson v. State

Opinion

No. 129, 2021

12-10-2021

Winston L. TANNIS, Respondent Below, Appellant, v. Leora D. MOEN, Petitioner Below, Appellee.



AFFIRMED.

-------- Notes: 1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 7(d).


Summaries of

Tannis v. Moen

Supreme Court of Delaware.
Dec 10, 2021
268 A.3d 754 (Del. 2021)

reversing for erroneous cooperative witness instruction but holding that any error in an obliterated serial-number instruction was harmless because "we are satisfied that the instruction, when considered together with the instructions in their entirety, though arguably incomplete, did not jeopardize the fairness and integrity of Howell's trial."

Summary of this case from Watson v. State
Case details for

Tannis v. Moen

Case Details

Full title:Winston L. TANNIS, Respondent Below, Appellant, v. Leora D. MOEN…

Court:Supreme Court of Delaware.

Date published: Dec 10, 2021

Citations

268 A.3d 754 (Del. 2021)

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