Opinion ID: 1969584
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Heading: Accomplice Liability Theory State Properly Permitted to Proceed

Text: Holder was indicted as a principal on the charge of Murder in the Second Degree. Holder's next contention is that the Superior Court erred by allowing the State to proceed against him at trial under the theory of accomplice liability. According to Holder, he did not have notice that the State would proceed against him under such theory. The indictment puts the accused on notice of the charge he or she is called upon to defend. Malloy v. State, Del.Supr., 462 A.2d 1088, 1092 (1983). Delaware law provides that a defendant indicted as a principal may be convicted as an accomplice. 11 Del.C. § 275(a) [2] ; Chance v. State, Del.Supr., 685 A.2d 351 (1996); Dixon v. State, Del.Supr., 673 A.2d 1220, 1228 (1996); Probst v. State, Del.Supr., 547 A.2d 114 (1988). The record reflects that the Superior Court properly permitted the State to proceed against Holder under the accomplice liability theory.