Legal Opinion
Blount v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 18, 1986PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, Chief Justice:
James L. Blount, Jr., was convicted of murder first degree, robbery first degree, and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. The victim was a 68-year old, retired clergyman, Reverend Perry O. Hill, who was walking in Canby Park West in Wilmington, on March 14, 1983, when he was shot to death. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment.
There were no eyewitnesses to the killing. However, three witnesses testified that they saw an individual matching defendant’s description in the park at about the time of the murder, and Blount made a…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by32 opinions
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