Legal Opinion

State v. Porter

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided September 27, 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARRON, Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

The defendant, Bruce L. Porter, is charged with one count of Murder in the first degree and one count of Possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. The crimes allegedly occurred on or about February 4, 1990, in New Castle, Delaware. The defendant is charged with intentionally shooting the deceased, Dyan Reed, in the head with a handgun. Porter and Reed had been seeing each other for several months prior to the incident. When the incident occurred, the parties were not living together, although Ms. Reed occupied premises in close…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. Roland W. BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  2. People v. AtchleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  3. State v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  4. State v. ParrWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Atchley v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Capano v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
  2. Forrest v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
  4. State v. MacDonaldSuperior Court of Delaware · 1991
  5. Capano v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2000

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