Legal Opinion
Wicks v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided November 10, 1988PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, Chief Justice.
The defendant/appellant, Jamal A. Wicks, was convicted as a result of a nonju-ry trial of two counts of rape in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, theft, robbery in the first degree, and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. On January 9, 1987, Wicks was sentenced for his convictions of rape in the first degree to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for twenty years.
Wicks contends that the initial search of his residence, which yielded evidence linking him to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jensen v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Robertson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- Pennell v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- State v. MaddoxCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
- State v. PerrySuperior Court of Delaware · 1990
- Wicks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1989
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