Legal Opinion

Bright v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided June 15, 1999No. 436, 1998PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALSH, Justice:

Defendant below/appellant, Rodney A. Bright (“Bright”), appeals his convictions of Attempted Murder First Degree and four counts of Terroristic Threatening. Bright raises two claims of error. Bright contends that the trial court committed plain error by admitting certain character evidence in violation of Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence (“D.R.E.”) 404, and, relatedly by admitting this evidence notwithstanding an objection based upon D.R.E. 503, the patient-psychotherapist privilege. Bright also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for the Attempted Murder conviction.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
  2. Getz v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
  3. Skinner v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
  4. Naidu v. LairdSupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
  5. Williamson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. OrrSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
  2. Bright v. SnyderDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2002
  3. Gronenthal v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
  4. Joynes v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. LittlefieldCharlottesville County Circuit Court · 2001

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