Legal Opinion
State v. Pusey
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 28, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
This is an appeal by the State of Delaware from an order of the Superior Court. In that order, the Superior Court denied the State’s right to appeal from a mid-trial ruling in the Justice of the Peace Court, which dismissed various motor vehicle offenses and criminal charges that had been filed by the State against the appellee, Ra-cey Pusey (“Pusey”). The Superior Court concluded that a dismissal which followed the attachment of jeopardy was in actuality an acquittal. Therefore, the Superior Court held that such a disposition did not “constitute a dismissal” from which the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- White v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
- State v. DennisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1973
- State v. FischerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- State v. FinkSuperior Court of Delaware · 2002
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