Legal Opinion

Traylor v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 22, 1983PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice:

Following a jury trial, Marzette Traylor was convicted of trafficking in illegal drugs [16 Del.C. § 4753A(a)(3) ], receiving a sentence of three years in prison and a $75,000 fine. 1 In his appeal from that conviction, he contends that the police improperly searched his car and that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his Miranda rights before making a statement. He also argues that section 4753A bears no rational relationship to the control of illegal drug sales, thus violating the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment. Finally, he asserts that the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Gustafson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  2. State v. BadgettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  3. David Gerbier v. M. Francis Holmes, Acting District Director, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  4. Robertson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
  5. United States v. Stanley J. Marshall, United States of America v. Richard L. Chapman, John M. Schoenecker, and Patrick BrummCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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