Goldfield Tilden v. State Delaware

The defendant, Goldfield Tilden, was convicted of various robbery, theft and weapons offenses in the Superior Court. He appeals on the ground that the jury's verdict in certain respects was defective in both form and content and must be set aside. Post-trial, the trial Judge refused to set aside the verdicts but acknowledged their inconsistency. Because the issue before us requires that we re-examine a previous decision of this Court and, if necessary overrule it, we have considered the appeal en banc. We conclude that the jury's verdict in this case, although inconsistent, represents an extension of lenity to the defendant and that the convictions must be affirmed. I