Legal Opinion

Hammond v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided December 28, 1989PublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendant-appellant, George M. Hammond, III (“Hammond”), was convicted on June 2,1988, following a jury trial, of two counts of Vehicular Homicide in the First Degree. Hammond was sentenced on August 17, 1988.1 Hammond filed this appeal on August 18, 1988.2

In this appeal, Hammond argues that: (1) the police negligently failed to gather and preserve evidence material to the preparation of his defense; (2) the Superior Court erred in admitting into evidence the results of a blood alcohol test, in the absence of a foundation establishing the reliability of the Du Pont aca…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by85 opinions

  1. State v. FergusonTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  3. State v. MoralesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  4. State v. TiedemannUtah Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Lolly v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1992

80 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API