Legal Opinion
Rivera v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided November 10, 2010No. 111, 2010PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Justice:
Mark Rivera (“Rivera”), the defendant below, appeals from a Superior Court final judgment of conviction for first-degree murder. 2 On appeal, Rivera claims that the Superior Court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence found during a search of a motor vehicle, and improperly restricted his psychiatric expert witness’ testimony at trial. We find no merit to these claims and affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On Monday afternoon, October 8, 2007, Christine Pate’s body was discovered floating in the Leipsic River. Police recovered the body, which was covered in dark…
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