Godwin v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Appeal (No. 1, June Term, 1909) from the Court of General Sessions in and for New Castle County.
1Opinion of the Court
Curtis, Chancellor,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
The defendant below, appellant, John Godwin, was found guilty of offering a bribe to Philip Oliver to vote at the general election held on November third, 1908, and sentenced, and an appeal taken by him to this Court. By this appeal the cause was heard de 'nova on the testimony and proofs taken. The offense is that prescribed by Section 7 of Article 5 of the Constitution, and the trial had in the Court of General Sessions for New Castle County was before the Judges thereof without a jury and upon information filed in the .place of an…
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