Legal Opinion

Gray v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided February 26, 1982PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

The defendants George W. Gray and James W. Waller were both convicted of Murder in the First Degree, 11 Del.C. § 636(a)(6), 1 and Kidnapping in the First Degree, 11 Del.C. § 783A(3). 2 Waller was also convicted of Robbery in the First Degree, 11 Del.C. § 832, and Gray was also convicted of Robbery in the Second Degree, 11 Del.C. § 831. 3 The charges arose from the disappearance and death of John W. Horstman.

I

According to the State’s evidence the basic facts are as follows: At about 10:00 a. m. on August 6, 1977, Horstman, age 67, left his home in Laurel in his pickup…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Powell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. United States v. PolizziCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Flamer v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
  2. State v. MitchellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Dawson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
  4. State v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  5. Marine v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993

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