Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 9, 1969PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice:
In this automobile larceny case, the sole question raised by the appeal involves the admissibility in evidence of a police officer’s notebook.
A motor truck was stolen in Wilmington at about 3:00 A. M. The vehicle was driven to a nearby appliance store, where it was being loaded with stolen television sets when the police arrived. William Bradford and Eddie Hunter were arrested at the scene. The appellant Lester McKinley Johnson was not arrested at the time, but was subsequently apprehended and charged with larceny of the truck.
The main evidence against Johnson consisted of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Floyd Gene Bridger v. Union Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- State v. BradleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Grossman v. Delaware Electric Power Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1929
- People v. TorresCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Coulter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Porter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- People v. KirtdollMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- Henson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975
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