Legal Opinion

Acosta v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided June 16, 1980PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUILLEN, Justice:

We state the facts with heavy reliance on the statement of facts found in the defendant’s brief, which statement has also been basically adopted by the State.

The defendant was convicted on four counts of Rape Second Degree (two counts based on cunnilingus and two counts based on fellatio) in violation of 11 Del.C. § 763. That section provides:

“A male is guilty of rape in the second degree when he intentionally engages in sexual intercourse with a female without her consent.”

The applicable definitional sections of the Delaware Code pertinent to the above are 11 Del.C. § 767(3)…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  2. State v. NewsomeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  3. People v. CuevasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. FratelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. State v. MancineSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API