Legal Opinion
Deberry v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 27, 1983PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice:
The defendant, Tony T. Deberry, challenges his convictions in the Superior Court for first degree rape (11 Del.C. § 764), first degree kidnapping (11 Del.C. § 783A), and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony (11 Del.C. § 1447). He has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Deberry first contends that reversible error occurred when the State did not produce or account for potentially exculpatory evidence. We agree and reverse since this deprived Deberry of evidence to which he was entitled under Superior Court Criminal Rule 16(b) and Brady v. Maryland, 373…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Giles v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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