Legal Opinion

Murphy v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided November 5, 1993PublishedCited by 161 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLAND, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Mark Murphy (“Murphy”), was convicted of Possession With Intent to Deliver Cocaine and Use of a Vehicle for Keeping Controlled Substances. 16 DelC. §§ 4716 and 4756(a)(6). Murphy was sentenced to five years of incarceration for the possession offense, followed by two years of probation for the vehicular use offense. This is Murphy’s direct appeal.

Murphy has raised two claims of error. First, he contends that the Superior Court erroneously denied his pretrial Motion to Suppress the introduction of certain evidence. Second, Murphy contends that the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. Marvin BerkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  4. Delores Simmons, Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel La Friscoe Simmons v. The City of Philadelphia Police Officer A. Panati, Badge No. 2587Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  5. Tricoche v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987

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3Cited by161 opinions

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  3. Cinerama, Inc. v. Technicolor, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  4. In Re Tri-Star Pictures, Inc., LitigationSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
  5. Outten v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998

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