Legal Opinion

Cook v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided April 28, 1977PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

Defendants were convicted of robbery in the first degree [11 Del.C. § 832], misdemeanor theft [11 Del.C. § 841], and conspiracy in the second degree [11 Del.C. § 512]. This appeal raises the question of the admissibility of dog-tracking evidence and the propriety of commenting upon a defendant’s right to remain silent by counsel for a co-defendant. Additionally, defendants charge error in their detention, search, and pre-trial identification.

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The convictions in this case stem from the daylight robbery of a supermarket by three armed men. About six persons were inside…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  2. Hooks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1980
  3. Robertson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
  4. Lopez-Vazquez v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. O'CONNORMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989

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