Legal Opinion

Malloy v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided July 8, 1983PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice:

Following a non-jury trial in Superior Court, James Malloy appeals his convictions of possession of hashish with intent to deliver (16 Del.C. § 4752) and possession of marijuana [16 Del.C. § 4754(b) j. 1 He contends that probable cause did not exist for the police to stop his car and conduct the search which led to discovery of a large quantity of drugs. Moreover, Malloy argues that despite the amount of drugs found in his vehicle, this cannot serve as a predicate for his conviction of possession with an intent to deliver. Finally, and as an apparent afterthought, he suggests…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Lovett v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
  2. West v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2016
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  4. State v. CassCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1991
  5. Luttrell v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2014

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