Legal Opinion

McCoy v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 1, 1966No. 80, 1965PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAREY, Justice.

The defendant has appealed from an order of the Superior Court which declined to reverse a ruling of the Court of Common Pleas of Kent County. The only question presently for consideration is whether this Court has jurisdiction to entertain this appeal.

On December 18, 1963, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to a charge of being drunk on a highway in violation of T. 11 Del. C. Sec. 611. The Court of Common Pleas imposed a sentence of two days imprisonment and five additional days for non-payment of costs. Because defendant had already been in custody for seven days awaiting…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Casey v. Southern Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1942
  2. Short v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1962

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Shoemaker v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977
  2. Marker v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
  3. Walt v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  4. Family Court of the State of Delaware v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
  5. State v. BaileySupreme Court of Delaware · 1987

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