Legal Opinion
State v. Cunningham
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided August 2, 1979PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’HARA, Judge.
Defendant Cunningham has moved to dismiss the instant prosecution on the grounds of denial of procedural due process and the right to a speedy trial. Counsel have stipulated to certain of the pertinent facts, as follows:
Defendant was tried in this Court on June 22,1971 and found guilty of possession with intent to deliver heroin and possession with intent to deliver cocaine, the verdict being entered on July 28, 1971. Sentencing 1 was scheduled for November 16, 1971 but defendant, who had been duly notified, failed to appear and a capias was issued for his arrest.
On September…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pollard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Moore v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1983
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- Filimon Castillo Perez v. George E. Sullivan, Warden, and Attorney General, State of New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Key v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- State v. BurkettCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
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