Legal Opinion
Coles v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 15, 2008No. 310, 2007PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Justice.
David Coles (“Coles”), the defendant below, appeals from a Superior Court final judgment of conviction. Coles was charged with Murder in the First Degree and two weapons offenses. A jury found Coles guilty of the lesser-included offense of Murder in the Second Degree, and also of the two weapons offenses. On appeal, Coles claims that the Superior Court abused its discretion by: (1) refusing to issue a bench warrant to compel the appearance of a “material” witness; (2) excluding from evidence that witness’ videotaped statement to the police; and (3) instructing the jury on the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- United States v. Kenneth Wayne Goodwin, Charles William Bullard and Grover Eugene BeaverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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