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  • State v. Santiago

    Publication Date: 2023-03-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Primos
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen R. Welch, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Dover DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Suzanne Macpherson-Johnson, Office of Defense Services, Dover, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D70176

    Court invoked doctrine of jury lenity to allow operating vehicle causing death conviction to stand despite jury's failure to reach verdict on inattentive driving charge where the statute did not expressly require a conviction under the motor vehicle code and the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction.

  • Harper v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-20
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Justice Primos
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas H. Rodriguez, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Krista E. Shevlin, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP, New Castle, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: K22C-07-005 NEP

    Uninsured motorist coverage did not apply in an accident caused by a horse-drawn buggy, since it was not a "motor vehicle" as it was not self-propelled by an internal combustion engine.