Legal Opinion

Robertson v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided July 31, 1991PublishedCited by 122 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HORSEY, Justice:

Defendant, Rodney Robertson, was convicted in a jury trial in Superior Court of Trafficking in Cocaine (16 Del. C. § 4753A) and Possession of Cocaine (16 Del.C. § 4754), the lesser included offense of the charge of Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine (16 DeLC. § 4751). See 16 Del.C. § 4762. Defendant was sentenced to a term of five years’ incarceration on the trafficking conviction, of which the first three years were mandatory. Defendant was also fined $50,000, which was suspended, and given a suspended sentence of one year’s incarceration on the possession charge.…

2Cases cited70 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by122 opinions

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  4. Monroe v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  5. Caldwell v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001

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