Legal Opinion
Short v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 4, 1962No. 9PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marvel, Vice Chancellor.
This is an appeal from a sentence imposed by the Superior Court. The facts are as follows. On May 5, 1961 defendant waived indictment and consented to the fihng of ten criminal informations charging him with ten acts of sodomy. Seven of these acts were alleged to have been engaged in with one person, two with a second person, and a single act with a third person. The acts charged, which are made felonies by § 831 of Title 11 Del. C., 1 are alleged to have taken place between December 3, 1960 and March 6,1961.
At his arraignment, which was also held on May 5, defendant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Leroy WileyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- State v. JohnsonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- In Re LewisSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Casey v. Southern Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1942
- Elbert v. ScottSupreme Court of Delaware · 1914
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hinckle v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1963
- Seeney v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- State v. StoesserSuperior Court of Delaware · 1962
- McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- Armbruster v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
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