Opinion ID: 2317271
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Heading: in the superior court of the state of delaware in and for kent county

Text: THE STATE OF DELAWARE | vs. } INDICTMENT BY THE BILLIE BAILEY | GRAND JURY The Grand Jury charges BILLIE BAILEY with the following offenses: COUNT I IK-79-05-0085 POSSESSION OF A DEADLY WEAPON BY A CONVICTED FELON, a felony, in violation of Title 11, Section 1448 of the Delaware Criminal Code. BILLIE BAILEY on the 21st day of May, 1979, in the County of Kent did at the Cheswold Beverage Mart, located on County Route #156, approximately 1.7 mile north of Dover, Delaware, have in his possession a handgun, a deadly weapon, having been sentenced on Cr.A. No. 59, 1974, Theft (Felony), on February 14, 1975 in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, In and For Kent County. COUNT II IK-79-05-0086 ROBBERY IN THE FIRST DEGREE, a felony, in violation of Title 11, Section 832(a)(2) of the Delaware Criminal Code. BILLIE BAILEY on the 21st day of May, 1979, in the County of Kent, did in the course of committing theft, unlawfully use and threaten the immediate use of force upon Reba S. Lovegrove, a clerk at the Cheswold Beverage Mart, located on County Route #156, approximately 1.7 mile north of Dover, Delaware, while displaying what appeared to be a deadly weapon, a handgun, to compel her to deliver up money in her custody. COUNT III IK-79-05-0087 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, a felony, in violation of Title 11, Section 636(a) (1) of the Delaware Criminal Code. BILLIE BAILEY on the 21st day of May, 1979, in the County of Kent, did intentionally cause the death of Clara Lambertson on County Route #156, approximately .6 mile north of Dover, Delaware. COUNT IV IK-79-05-0088 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, a felony, in violation of Title 11, Section 636(a) (1) of the Delaware Criminal Code. BILLIE BAILEY on the 21st day of May, 1979, in the County of Kent, did intentionally cause the death of Gilbert Saxton Lambertson on County Route #156, approximately .6 mile north of Dover, Delaware. COUNT V IK-79-07-0202 POSSESSION OF DEADLY WEAPONS DURING THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY, a felony, in violation of Title 11, Section 1447(a) of the Delaware Criminal Code. BILLIE BAILEY on the 21st day of May, 1979, in the County of Kent, did unlawfully have in his possession at County Route #156, approximately .6 mile north of Dover, Delaware, a .22 caliber pistol and a 12 gauge shotgun, deadly weapons, during the commission of the murder in the first degree of Clara Lambertson, a felony. COUNT VI IK-79-07-0203 POSSESSION OF DEADLY WEAPONS DURING THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY, a felony, in violation of Title 11, Section 1447(a) of the Delaware Criminal Code. BILLIE BAILEY on the 21st day of May, 1979, in the County of Kent, did unlawfully have in his possession at County Route #156, approximately .6 mile north of Dover, Delaware, a .22 caliber pistol and a 12 gauge shotgun, deadly weapons, during the commission of the murder in the first degree of Gilbert Saxton Lambertson, a felony. A TRUE BILL 11 Del.C. § 636 reads as follows: § 636. Murder in the first degree; class A felony. (a) A person is guilty of murder in the first degree when: (1) He intentionally causes the death of another person; (2) In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission of a felony or immediate flight therefrom, he recklessly causes the death of another person; (3) He intentionally causes another person to commit suicide by force or duress; (4) He recklessly causes the death of a law-enforcement officer, corrections employee or fireman while such officer is in the lawful performance of his duties; (5) He causes the death of another person by the use of or detonation of any bomb or similar destructive device; (6) He, with criminal negligence, causes the death of another person in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission of rape, kidnapping, arson in the first degree, robbery in the first degree, or immediate flight therefrom; (7) He causes the death of another person in order to avoid or prevent the lawful arrest of any person, or in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission of escape in the second degree or escape after conviction. 11 Del.C. § 1447 reads as follows: § 1447. Possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony; class B felony. (a) A person who is in possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony is guilty of possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony. Possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony is a class B felony. (b) Notwithstanding § 4205 of this title, the minimum sentence for a violation of this section shall be not less than 5 years which minimum sentence shall not be subject to suspension and no person convicted for a violation of this section shall be eligible for parole or probation during such 5 years. (c) Any sentence imposed upon conviction for possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony shall not run concurrently with any other sentence. In any instance where a person is convicted of a felony, together with a conviction for the possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of such felony, such person shall serve the sentence for the felony itself before beginning the sentence imposed for possession of a deadly weapon during such felony. (d) Every person charged under this section over the age of 16 years shall be tried as an adult, notwithstanding any contrary provision of statutes governing the Family Court or any other state law. (e) A person may be found guilty of violating this section notwithstanding that the felony for which he is convicted and during which he possessed the deadly weapon is a lesser included felony of the one originally charged. (11 Del.C. 1953, § 1447; 58 Del.Laws, c. 497, § 1; 59 Del.Laws, c. 203, § 34; 59 Del.Laws, c. 547, § 15; 60 Del.Laws, c. 306, §§ 1, 2.) 11 Del.C. § 1448 reads as follows: § 1448. Purchase and possession of deadly weapons by certain persons prohibited; class E felony. Any person, having been convicted in this State or elsewhere of a felony or a crime of violence involving bodily injury to another, whether or not armed with, or having in his possession any weapon during the commission of such felony or crime of violence, or any person who has ever been committed for a mental disorder to any hospital, mental institution or sanatorium (unless he possesses a certificate of a medical doctor or psychiatrist licensed in this State that he is no longer suffering from a mental disorder which interferes with or handicaps him in the handling of a firearm), or any person who has been convicted for the unlawful use, possession or sale of a narcotic, dangerous drug or central nervous system depressant or stimulant drug as those terms were defined prior to the effective date of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act in January 1973, or of a narcotic drug or controlled substance as defined in Chapter 47 of Title 16, who purchases, owns, possesses or controls any deadly weapon is guilty of a class E felony. (11 Del.C.1953, § 1448; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.) 11 Del.C. § 832 reads as follows: § 832. Robbery in the first degree. (a) A person is guilty of robbery in the first degree when he commits the crime of robbery in the second degree and when, in the course of the commission of the crime or of immediate flight therefrom, he or another participant in the crime: (1) Causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime; or (2) Displays what appears to be a deadly weapon; or (3) Is armed with and uses or threatens the use of a dangerous instrument. Robbery in the first degree is a class B felony. (b) Notwithstanding §§ 4205(b)(2) and 4215 of this title, a person convicted a second or subsequent time for robbery in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 30 years and the court shall not suspend the sentence of such person, nor give such person a probationary sentence, nor shall the term of imprisonment imposed under this section run concurrently with any other term of imprisonment imposed for the commission of such offense. (c) The minimum sentence of imprisonment required by this section and § 4205 of this title for a first offense shall not be subject to suspension, and no person convicted under this section shall be eligible for probation or parole during the first 3 years of such sentence. (11 Del.C. 1953, § 832; 58 Del.Laws, c. 497, § 1; 59 Del.Laws, c. 547, § 6; 60 Del.Laws, c. 240, §§ 1, 2.)