MAYS v. STATE

No. 33, 2013.

76 A.3d 778 (2013)

James MAYS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: September 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Santino Ceccotti, Esquire , Office of the Public Defender, Wilmington, DE, for appellant.

Andrew J. Vella, Esquire , Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for appellee.

Before HOLLAND, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices.


HOLLAND, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, James Mays ("Mays"), was convicted, following a Superior Court jury trial, of one count of felony Promoting Prison Contraband. Prior to closing arguments, Mays requested the trial judge to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of misdemeanor Promoting Prison Contraband. That request was denied. The jury found Mays guilty of the single felony charge alleged in the indictment.

In this direct appeal, Mays...

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