Legal Opinion
Torres v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided August 24, 2009No. 12, 2009PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIDGELY, Justice.
Defendant-Appellant Angel Torres appeals from his Superior Court conviction for two counts of trafficking cocaine over 100 grams and two counts of delivery of cocaine. Torres makes six arguments on appeal. First, he contends that the prosecutor improperly threatened a witness who provided favorable testimony for Torres, by stating to the witness during redirect examination: “one lie gets you another ten years in prison.” Second, Torres argues the prosecutor vouched for the credibility of that same witness by emphasizing the consequences of a lie under his plea agreement.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
- United States v. Mandell Jackson, Joseph Davis, and Romano GinesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Getz v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
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