Legal Opinion

Day v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided April 20, 1972PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERRMANN, Justice.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of burglary in the fourth degree. Upon his appeal, he asserts unlawful search and seizure by reason of invalid warrants.

These facts are uncontroverted: A truck, owned by the defendant, was found in the driveway of 412 Champlain Avenue, Richardson Park, after having been reported to the police as a source of suspicion. Also reported at about the same time was theft of furniture from an apartment at the same address. Several items of stolen furniture were found in the truck, including a dish bearing the defendant’s fingerprints. The…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Keys v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975
  2. Lackey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
  4. Klase v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975
  5. Mealey v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975

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