Legal Opinion
Demby v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 10, 2000No. 162, 1998PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
The defendant-appellant, Curtis L. Demby, was indicted for the crimes • of Murder in the First Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (“PFDCF”). Following a 1998 jury trial in the Superior Court, Demby was found guilty as charged. 1 This was Demby’s second trial on these charges. Demby’s convictions in his first trial were reversed on appeal. 2 The case was remanded for a new trial. 3
The sole issue raised by Demby in this second direct appeal is that the Superior Court committed reversible error by refusing to give a missing witness instruction…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Graves v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- United States v. Howard TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Robert BrutzmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Chance v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
- Demby v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1997
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ortiz v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2005
- Ayers v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2004
- Erskine v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010
- Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003
- Hardwick v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
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