Legal Opinion
Hooks v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 8, 1981PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice.
The single issue in this appeal concerns the procedure by which mandatory prison sentences were imposed by the Superior Court. We conclude that, under the special circumstances of this case, there was not reversible error in the proceeding.
I
The pertinent facts are these:
Clarence Hooks, Wilbur Johnson, Robert Golson and Sterling Hobbs (defendants) were indicted and convicted in the Superior Court of Murder in the First Degree, 11 Del.C. § 636, Robbery in the First Degree, 11 Del.C. § 832, and Conspiracy in the Second Degree, 11 Del.C. § 512. Hooks was also indicted and convicted…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by16 opinions
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