Case Title: Zimmerman v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 100, 2014

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2014-09-11T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
WALLACE ZIMMERMAN,  
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No. 100, 2014  
 
Defendant-Below, 
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Appellant, 
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Court Below: Superior Court  
 
  
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of the State of Delaware in  
v.  
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and for New Castle County  
 
 
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STATE OF DELAWARE, 
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ID No. 1301007175 
 
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Plaintiff-Below, 
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Appellee. 
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Submitted:  September 10, 2014 
Decided:  September 11, 2014 
 
 
Before STRINE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and RIDGELY, Justices.  
 
O R D E R 
On this 11th day of September 2014, upon consideration of the briefs of the 
parties and the record in this case, it appears to the Court that:  
(1)  The defendant-below/appellant Wallace Zimmerman, was found guilty 
by a jury of Theft of property valuing $1500 or more, Criminal Mischief causing 
property loss over $1000 but less than $5000, and Receiving Stolen Property.  
Zimmerman was found not guilty of third degree Burglary and the lesser included 
offense of second degree Criminal Trespass.   
(2)  Zimmerman filed a motion for a judgment of acquittal on the charges of 
Theft of property valuing $1500 or more and Criminal Mischief causing property 
loss over $1000 but less than $5000.  Zimmerman also argued that he could not be 
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convicted of both Theft of property valuing $1500 or more and Receiving Stolen 
Property under 11 Del. C. § 856.  Zimmerman now appeals from the Superior 
Court’s denial of that motion.  
(2)  After considering Zimmerman’s arguments, we conclude that this appeal 
should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons set forth by the Superior 
Court in its Opinion and Order of December 9, 2013.   
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the judgment of the 
Superior Court is AFFIRMED.   
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Leo E. Strine, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice