Opinion ID: 2304206
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Heading: Alibi Defenses

Text: Dillard denied having participated in the robbery, and raised a defense of alibi. Dillard testified that at the time of the robbery he was in Tiara Flonnory's apartment located off of Maryland Avenue, outside the Wilmington city limits. Flonnory was Dillard's girlfriend and they had a daughter together, whom Dillard was responsible for watching while Flonnory was at work. Dillard testified that on March 26, 2005, he woke up at Flonnory's apartment around 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. and spent some time with his daughter until Flonnory returned home from work around 2:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. He then left Flonnory's apartment around 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. and went to the east side of Wilmington, where Kirkwood Street is located. Dillard hung out at his cousin's house on Lombard Street and then walked around for a little while. At around 8:00 p.m., he left the east side and drove to Nikesha Whye's house in Newark. [4] A little before 10:00 p.m., Dillard left Newark and drove back to Flonnory's apartment in Wilmington. Dillard testified that he remained there overnight because he had to watch his daughter while Flonnory was at work the next day. Dillard further testified that his nickname was Breeze, that at the time of his arrest he had a Sunni beard (which he had shaved off in the meantime), and that he owned a ROCA coat (but was not sure if he was wearing it on the night of the robbery). Both Whye and Flonnory testified at trial in support of Dillard's alibi defense. Whye testified that on March 26, 2005, Dillard came to her apartment a little after 8:00 p.m. and that he was still there when she went to sleep some time after 9:00 p.m. Whye stated that she did not hear anybody leave the apartment after she went to bed, but that when she woke the next morning, Dillard was not there. Flonnory testified that she was working as a cook at the Mary Campbell Center and that her shift on March 26 and 27, 2005, was from 6:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. She stated that when she came back from work on March 26, 2005 (at around 3:00 p.m.), Dillard was in her apartment. He left the house at some point and returned around 10:00 p.m. because Flonnory had to be [at] work the next morning, and [Dillard] had to watch the baby. Flonnory testified that she went to bed at around 12:00 a.m. or 12:30 a.m. and that when she woke up the next morning at around 4:30 a.m. to go to work, Dillard was in bed with her. Anderson Brown also denied having participated in the robbery and claimed that he was in Philadelphia with his girlfriend on March 26 and 27, 2005. Brown's girlfriend, Aigner Gardner, testified at trial that she and Brown were in Philadelphia at her father's house on the night of the shooting. She testified that they spent the evening together watching television, hanging out, eating and sleeping. She also testified that they did not return to Delaware until the following day, March 27, 2005.