Legal Opinion

Collins v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided November 15, 2012No. 385, 2011PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIDGELY, Justice:

DefendanL-B elow/Appellant Solomon Collins appeals his convictions by a jury of Murder First Degree, two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and three counts of Reckless Endangering First Degree. Collins was charged with the shooting death of Tommear Tinnin.

At trial, the State offered into evidence two out-of-court statements under 11 Del. C. § 3507 that identified Collins as the shooter of Tinnin. The declarants — Violet Gibson and Shakira Romeo — denied making the statements during their in-court testimony. The statements were admitted into…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1986
  2. United States v. Anthony C. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  3. Desmond v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1994
  4. United States v. Harold SilvernCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Troy Dennis Cropp, United States of America v. Clyde Garcia Cropp, United States of America v. Monte Clay MosleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by12 opinions

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