Supreme Court of Delaware - January 2008 Opinion Summaries

Benge v. State of Delaware

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In an appeal seeking post-conviction relief pursuant to Crim. Rule 61 and correction of an illegal sentence pursuant to Crim. Rule 35(a), denial of...

Sykes v. State of Delaware

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and death sentence for first-degree murder and rape is affirmed over claims that: 1) the trial judge infringed his Fifth Amendment right to...

Fisher v. State of Delaware

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for "maintaining a dwelling for keeping a controlled substance" as well as "possession of cocaine" is affirmed over defendant's claims that...

Home Paramount Pest Control v. Gibbs

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Workers' Compensation
In an workers' compensation appeal asserting that the Industrial Accident Board (IAB) hearing officer should have granted a motion to vacate a...

Matulich v. Aegis Communications Group, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action involving the lower court's interpretation of a Certificate of Designation, which delineates the rights, preferences, limitations and...

Newman v. State of Delaware

Criminal Law & Procedure
The Delaware Supreme Court reaffirms the holding in Jackson v. State 1999 WL 591502 (1999) that knowledge of a law enforcement officer's status is not...