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Garner v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided October 8, 1958No. 14, 1958PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Southerland, C. J.:

At about midnight on Saturday, November 28, 1953, the body of Samuel P. Chicadel, a plumber by trade and a part-time taxi driver for the City Cab Company, was discovered on the grounds of the Ferris Industrial School in New Castle County. He had been stabbed to death, and his wallet was missing. •

No arrest immediately followed, but early in 1957 further police investigation resulted on March 4, 1957, in the indictment of James B. Garner and Theodric Thompson for the murder.

A severance was finally ordered and separate trials were had. Garner, the appellant here, was found…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. CarignanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. United States v. GrayDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1949
  3. Yodock v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. People v. MolinariCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
  5. Von Feldstein v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
  3. State v. CampbellIdaho Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Key v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1977

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