Legal Opinion
State v. Fletcher
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 27, 2009No. 85/147, 2008PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Justice:
These consolidated appeals explore the interplay between 10 Del. C. § 1001 (the “Expungement Statute”), which authorizes the Family Court to order the expungement of all evidence of an adjudication of a juvenile’s delinquency and the destruction of all indicia of arrest; and 11 Del. C. §§ 4120 and 4121 (the “Sex Offender Registration Statutes”), which mandate the designation and registration of adjudicated sex offenders.
Two issues, both of first impression, are presented. 1 Subject to exceptions not applicable here, the Expungement Statute permits expungement if: (i) three…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Outten v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
- Giuricich v. Emtrol Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Stephens v. Van ArsdaleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980
- Poteat v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003
- State v. CookSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Kelley v. Perdue FarmsSuperior Court of Delaware · 2015
- Olson v. HalvorsenSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
- Vincent v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010
- State v. LaboySupreme Court of Delaware · 2015
- Heath v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
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