Legal Opinion
Sherman v. State of Delaware &
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 16, 2016No. 190, 2015PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
This appeal arises from an alleged sexual assault in 2009 by Delaware State Police Officer, Joshua Giddings. The complaint alleges that after Giddings arrested the plaintiff-below, appellant,- Jane D.W. Doe for shoplifting, Giddings threatened Doe with incarceration unless she would have sex with him. After she capitulated to his demand, he took her home. Doe filed this suit against both Giddings and the State of Delaware.
In this appeal, Doe alleges that the Superior Court erred in: first, granting the State’s motion for summary judgment on sovereign immunity grounds; second,…
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