State v. Roberts
Delaware Court of Oyer and Terminer
the prisoner having been indicted upon two indictments for the murder of Ann ,M. Casey and ¡Robert Casey, Jr., respectively, pleas of not guilty were entered, and on motion of his counsel, leave was granted the prisoner to withdraw his pleas, in order to make the motions as set out in the following opinion of the court. Verdict of guilty, and writ of error sued out of Supreme Court by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtPennewill, C. J.
delivering the opinion of the court:
The court have carefully considered these motions, having given them considerable thought since the argument, and we are now prepared to render our decision. The motions, as we understand them, are that Reese Roberts, who has been indicted at the present term of this court, for the murder of Ann <M. Casey and Robert Casey, Jr., of Brandywine Hundred, shall be permitted to offer testimony to show that the indictments against him were found upon illegal and improper testimony.
In support of these motions, affidavits have been filed which *143aver “that the grand…
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