Legal Opinion

Cloud v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided October 13, 1959No. 35, 1959PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bramhall, J.:

This appeal relates (1) to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction; (2) to alleged attempts by police officers to circumvent the rules of evidence by injecting opinions, conclusions and innuendo into their testimony; (3) to the admissibility of statement of a hy-stander; and (4) to error on the part of the trial judge in his charge to the jury in allegedly commenting upon the facts.

Defendants were tried in the Municipal Court of the City of Wilmington for being concerned in interest in lottery policy writing. 11 Del. C. § 662. Upon their conviction they appealed…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Francis J. Curran, Francis J. Maguire and Ira F. Jones, Jr. v. State of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
  2. State v. WilliamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
  3. Curran v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1956
  4. Holland v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1954
  5. State v. McCourry.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1972
  2. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
  3. Seeney v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
  4. Littlejohn v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
  5. Bratten v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969

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