Legal Opinion

Ledda v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided September 11, 1989PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALSH, Justice:

The defendant-appellant, Peter M. Ledda (“Ledda”), was convicted of Trafficking in Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Deliver a Narcotic Schedule II Controlled Substance, Possession of a Non-Narcotic Schedule I Controlled Substance, Conspiracy Second Degree, and Maintaining a Vehicle for Keeping Controlled Substances, after a bench trial in the Superior Court. The evidence resulting in Ledda’s convictions was discovered during a traffic stop of Ledda’s vehicle, which was being operated by Jeffrey Morzella (“Morzella”). The police officer requested and secured Mor-zella’s…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Jenkins v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. JarasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  2. State v. SuazoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
  3. DeJesus v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  4. State v. MaristanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
  5. Guy v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006

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