Legal Opinion
State v. Oakes
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 19, 1977PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McNEILLY, Justice:
Defendant appeals from his conviction by a Superior Court jury of rape in the first degree, 11 Del.C. § 764, 1 kidnapping in the second degree, 11 Del.C. § 783, 2 and two counts of possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony, 11 Del.C. § 1447. 3 The State appeals from the Trial Court’s dismissal of the original charge of kidnapping in the first degree, 11 Del.C. § 783A. 4 We affirm defendant’s conviction and agree with the State as to the resolution of its appeal.
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On March 5, 1975, the victim was confronted by a knife-wielding assailant in the parking lot of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Payne v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- People v. ChessmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- State v. WinsettSuperior Court of Delaware · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. GoodwinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Gray v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Boyer v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Cephas v. OliverDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2021
- Miller v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
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