Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided April 6, 2009No. 406, 2008PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACOBS, Justice:

Kevin Jenkins, the defendant below, appeals from the Superior Court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence stemming from a search of the car that Jenkins was driving, and also from a later strip search. Jenkins claims that the Superior Court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence, because the Seaford police violated his right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures guaranteed by the United States and Delaware Constitutions. The alleged violations consisted of searching Jenkins’ car without a warrant or probable cause, arresting him for drug…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Julie Ann Giles v. Richard (Dick) J. Ackerman, Sheriff of Bonneville CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. Caldwell v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
  5. Lopez-Vazquez v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  4. State v. RickardsSuperior Court of Delaware · 2010
  5. Chisholm v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010

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