Legal Opinion
State v. Purcell
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided March 26, 1975PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL
LONGOBARDI, Judge.
On January 21, 1975, the Defendant was tried for having in his actual physical control a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Thereafter, the Defendant timely filed a motion for a new trial based on the alleged error of the Court in allowing testimony on the results of a scientific test measuring alcohol in the Defendant’s blood.
The facts as disclosed by the testimony indicated the arresting officer observed the Defendant’s automobile parked along the shoulder of a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gouled v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Rickards v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1950
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Atkinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- State v. SmelterCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
- City of Cincinnati v. KelleyOhio Supreme Court · 1976
- Seth v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- Key v. Town of KinseyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
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