Legal Opinion
Swan v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 9, 2003No. 509,2001, 546,2001PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Justice:
This is Ralph Swan’s direct appeal from his conviction for the murder of Kenneth Warren and related charges. 1 In this appeal, Swan asserts seven grounds of error: (1) the trial judge erred by failing to disqualify one of Swan’s court-appointed attorneys; (2) the trial judge erred by allowing the State to introduce various out of court statements made by Swan and his co-defendant, Adam Norcross; (3) the prosecutor’s remarks diming the penalty phase of the trial denied Swan the right to a fair trial; (4) the trial judge erred as a matter of law and abused his discretion by…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by64 opinions
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