Legal Opinion

Manna v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided February 29, 2008No. 272, 2007PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIDGELY, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Mark J. Manna appeals his convictions, following a Superi- or Court jury trial, of Robbery First Degree, Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony, and Conspiracy Second Degree. In his appeal, Manna argues that the Superior Court abused its discretion in refusing to allow him to present any character witnesses who would have testified that Manna had a reputation for being an honest and truthful person. He also argues that the Superior Court erred in denying a missing evidence instruction.

Evidence of a pertinent trait of character offered by an…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. United States v. Francis P. Long, A/K/A "Red", John Hackett, A/K/A "Jack"Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  3. Weber v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  4. United States v. Alan James DringCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  5. Valerie Renda v. Paul King David B. Kelsey Paul King, in Docket No. 01-2421 Valerie Renda, in Docket No. 01-2498Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
  3. Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2014
  4. Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
  5. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009

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