Legal Opinion
State v. Heitter
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 31, 1964No. 23PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Terry, Chief Justice.
On April 29th, 1963, the defendant was arrested for reckless driving and driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of 21 Del. C. §§ 4123 and 4111 (a). Such charges arose out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on April 27th, 1963. The defendant demanded an immediate trial of these two statutory misdemeanors. A Justice of the Peace found the defendant not guilty of both charges. The evidence offered by the state at the trial endeavored to show that the defendant’s driving was erratic as the result of his alleged consumption of alcoholic…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Sealfon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. OppenheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Brock v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. McKenzieSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- White v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
- Samuels v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- People v. AbrahamsenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Evans v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
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