Legal Opinion
Atkinson v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 18, 2001No. 572,1999PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Justice:
On August 13, 1999 a jury convicted Roger Atkinson of Attempted Unlawful Sexual Intercourse Second Degree, 1 Act of Intimidation, Tampering with a Witness, and two counts of Tampering with Physical Evidence. 2 The jury, however, found Atkinson not guilty of the charges of Possession of a Deadly Weapon during Commission of a Felony (two counts) and Aggravated Menacing. Atkinson filed a timely notice of appeal.
At trial, Atkinson had moved for a mistrial based on an argument that the State had violated the principles set forth in Brady v. Maryland, 3 by withholding or delaying…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Cabrera v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2004
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2014
- White v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003
- State v. WrightSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013
- Grandison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
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