Legal Opinion
Weekley v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 6, 1966PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAREY, Justice.
These appeals attack sentences imposed by the Superior Court after verdicts of guilty by a jury. Appellant Winsett was found guilty of murder in the first degree, with a recommendation of mercy; appellants Weekley and Mayerhofer were found guilty as accomplices. They seek reversals with instructions to direct the entry of judgments of acquittal or, in the alternative, to grant new trials. Their charges of error may be thus summarized: (1) the Court below erred in denying motions challenging the array of the Grand Jury and requesting a voir dire examination of the panel members;…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. SuggWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- Reed v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. WinsettSuperior Court of Delaware · 1968
- Haug v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
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