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  • State v. Boddy

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Frawley, Matthew Buckworth, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Monika Germono, Meghan Crist, Office of Defense Services, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69452

    Following a reverse amenability hearing, the court denied a juvenile's motion to transfer criminal charges to family court due to the seriousness of the charges and the failure of prior rehabilitative efforts.

  • Houston v. State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin S. Gifford, IV, The Law Office of Benjamin S. Gifford, IV, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew J. Vella, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    Case Number: D69424

    Motion to suppress was properly denied where police had not completed a background check or issued a citation before defendant fled from the scene, resulting in his arrest and inventory search of his vehicle that recovered drugs.

  • State of Delaware v. Ray

    Publication Date: 2021-06-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew C. Bloom, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Benjamin S. Gifford IV, The Law Office of Benjamin S. Gifford IV, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69421

    The court denied defendant's motions for post-conviction relief because some of the matters had already been decided on direct appeal, and defendant failed to demonstrate prejudice on the remaining issues.

  • United States v. Colon

    Publication Date: 2021-05-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Weiss, Whitney C. Cloud, Jennifer K. Welsh, United States Attorney’s Office, Wilmington, DE for the government.
    for defendant: Caroline Goldner Cinquanto, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69413

    The court granted an attorney's motion to withdraw because of a breakdown in the attorney-client rela-tionship, and it approved defendant's request for new counsel.

  • State of Delaware v. Irwin

    Publication Date: 2021-05-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. McCloskey, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Thomas A. Foley, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69403

    A warrantless search of defendant's residence was improper, and although the search yielded no evidence that could be suppressed, the court held that defendant was entitled to a reduction in his probationary peri-od.

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  • Ayers v. State

    Publication Date: 2021-05-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick J. Collins, Collins & Associates, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Sean P. Lugg, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D69382

    Prosecutor improperly invited jury to consider defendant's courtroom demeanor, but such error was harmless where multiple witnesses testified to defendant's active participation in the criminal offense.

  • United States v. Wilson

    Publication Date: 2021-04-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge McKee
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: D69380

    The court affirmed the trial court's rulings regarding search warrant sufficiency and evidentiary issues.

  • Risper v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-04-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew J. Vella, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Nicole M. Walker, Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69372

    The Delaware Supreme Court reversed and remanded this criminal proceeding where the state did not pro-vide exculpatory evidence until the eve of defendant's murder trial.

  • Lloyd v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-04-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean P. Lugg, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Megan J. Davies, Jan A.T. van Amerongen, Jr., Office of Conflicts Counsel, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69364

    The trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to sever his case for trial in this criminal racket-eering matter.

  • Hairston v. State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicole M. Walker, Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Brian L. Arban, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D69351

    State was required to produce seizing and packaging officer upon timely demand from defendant and could not substitute another officer who witnessed the seizure and packaging of evidence as a means to authenticate evidence and establish the chain of custody.