Legal Opinion
Shields v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 13, 1977PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Chief Justice:
This appeal from convictions of murder in the first degree [11 Del.C. § 636(a)(2)] 1 and rape [11 Del.C. § 763] raises numerous issues, primarily the issue of the authority of a Deputy Attorney General to withdraw his offer of a plea bargain after it was accepted by the defendant.
I
The defendant was indicted for first degree murder and rape. Some time before trial, the Deputy Attorney General in charge of the case and defense counsel negotiated a plea bargain under which the defendant would enter guilty pleas to murder in the second degree [11 Del.C. § 635] 2 and rape;…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
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