Legal Opinion

Hicks v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided August 12, 1981PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHerrmann, Chief Justice

(for the majority):

The defendant appeals his convictions and sentences for Attempted Murder, Robbery, and Conspiracy, all in the First Degree, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony — on the grounds that the Superior Court committed reversible error under the facts of this case (1) in trying him in the absence of either himself or an attorney representing him; (2) in rendering its verdicts by letter-opinion sent to the defendant at the Correctional Center, and (3) in sentencing him on both the deadly weapon and underlying felony convictions.

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The defendant, Herman…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
  2. State v. Hackett (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020
  3. Bultron v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  4. Stigars v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
  5. Weber v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009

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