Supreme Court of Delaware

A conviction for drug-related offenses is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence where: 1) defendant's initial detention for loitering was legal; 2) a question about his probationary status was permissible; 3) transporting him to his last known address was reasonable; and 4) an administrative search of his new residence was proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/10/2007
• Published 04/13/2007

Judges

• HOLLAND, Justice., Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher D. Tease, Esquire, Wilmington, Delaware, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John Williams, Esquire, Department of Justice, Dover, Delaware, for appellee.