Legal Opinion

Mole v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided November 22, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McNEILLY, Justice:

Defendant, Tommie Lee Mole, a/k/a Thomas J. Moore, appeals from his Superior Court jury conviction of assault in the second degree and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. He contends that the Trial Court erred in failing to instruct the jury, sua sponte, on the law of accident and by admitting certain testimony of defendant’s wife. 1 We affirm.

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Pat Wilson, a friend and regular visitor in defendant’s home, was shot by defendant as she laughed at defendant arguing with his wife. During the argument, defendant had pulled a .22 caliber pistol from…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1976
  2. Day v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1972
  3. State v. LynchDelaware Court of Oyer and Terminer · 1925

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. FreemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  2. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008
  3. Duonnolo v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
  4. Pierce v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981

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