Legal Opinion
State v. Insley
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 28, 1958No. 3, 1958PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Southerland, C. J.:
This case relates to the right of a defendant in a criminal case to withdraw a plea of guilty and obtain a trial on the merits.
About midnight on September 6, 1957, Dorothy Lee West Insley, the defendant, was arrested by a State Police officer for the offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor. In accordance with standard practice she was detained in custody.
On the following morning, September 7, another State Police officer drove her to the office of a Justice of the Peace in Brandywine Hundred, where she was formally charged. As appears from the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. ShneerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- United States v. Norstrand CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Martin v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1955
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3Cited by24 opinions
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