Legal Opinion
State v. Wright
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 11, 2016No. 64, 2015PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAUGHN, Justice:
In 1992 Jermaine Wright was convicted of Murder in the First Degree, Robbery in the First Degree, and related weapons offenses for his involvement in what was known as the Hi-Way Inn murder/robbery. The Superior Court imposed the death penalty for his conviction of Murder in the First Degree. Prior to trial, Wright moved to suppress a statement he had given to police. He alleged that his waiver of Miranda rights was invalid and his statement was involuntary because he was high on heroin at the time. On October 9, 1991, the Superior Court, after a hearing, found that Wright…
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