Legal Opinion

State v. Cooley

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided May 21, 1981PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUFFY, Justice:

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the Superior Court dismissing a criminal prosecution. The only issue before us is whether the appeal was timely filed, and we hold that it was.

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John A. Cooley, (defendant) was indicted for criminally negligent homicide in violation of 11 Del.C. § 631. After arraignment, he moved to suppress certain evidence and the Superior Court granted the motion by an order dated December 4, 1980. On February 5, 1981, the State filed a certification that the evidence ordered suppressed was essential to the prosecution of the case and, in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rash v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974

3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. Gottlieb v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1997

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