Legal Opinion
Rogers v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 10, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HORSEY, Justice:
The substantive issue in this appeal of a motor vehicle traffic conviction is whether there is a statutory authority for the State’s dismissal of criminal proceedings originally instituted in the Justice of the Peace Court and its reinstatement of the charges in the Court of Common Pleas. The question requires reconciliation of jurisdictional statutes, 21 Del.C. § 703 1 and 11 Del.C. 2701. 2
Defendant, William Rogers, appeals Superior Court’s affirmance of the Court of Common Pleas’ denial of Rogers’ motion to dismiss the State’s information. Defendant’s appeal follows his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State v. FischerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
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