Legal Opinion
Taylor v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 4, 1979PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Chief Justice:
This appeal presents the question of whether the verdict by a Kent County jury that the defendant was not guilty by reason of insanity when he committed certain crimes in Kent County collaterally estops the State from prosecuting the defendant in New Castle County for separate but related offenses which occurred in New Castle County a few hours before the Kent County crimes.
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On August 20, 1975, the defendant Edmond G. Taylor, armed with a handgun, forcibly entered the home of his sister-in-law in New Castle County. The defendant bound his nephew and niece, struck his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Tyndall v. TyndallSupreme Court of Delaware · 1968
- People v. KernanenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
- Ellis Kennedy Douthit v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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