Legal Opinion

Lecates v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided June 23, 2009No. 372, 2008PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEELE, Chief Justice.

Adam Lecates, the defendant below, appeals from a Superior Court final judgment of conviction. After a bench trial, the trial judge found Lecates guilty of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited. On appeal, Lecates argues that the trial judge: (1) abused his discretion by failing to suppress a firearm found during an allegedly unreasonable search; and (2) legally erred by convicting him without sufficient evidence that he possessed that gun. We find no merit to Lecates’ arguments and AFFIRM. Because we recognize certain inconsistencies amongst our…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
  5. Robertson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Wescott v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
  3. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
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