Legal Opinion
Hodsdon v. Superior Court of the State of Delaware Ex Rel. New Castle County
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 6, 1968PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice.
The question is whether a writ of prohibition may be utilized to review the order of the Superior Court denying the motion to dismiss the indictment in this case.
The basic facts are these:
The petitioner, William Merrill Hodsdon, was indicted by the Grand Jury for violating 11 Del.C. § 532, 1 in that:
“ * * * on or about the 26th day of September and divers other times over a period of time beginning in approximately July 1966, in the County of New Castle, did publicly defile, defy, or cast contempt either by word or act upon the flag of the United States of America, by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Fagan v. Robbins Ex Rel. RobbinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- State v. DoeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Priest v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Hodsdon v. BucksonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1970
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- Steigler v. Superior Court, in and for New Castle Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- Petition of HoveySupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- Rash v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
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