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  • State of Delaware v. Kolaco

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Clark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Smith, Dep’t of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Stephanie Blaisdell, Dover, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69259

    Holding an evidentiary hearing virtually did not violate a criminal defendant's constitutional rights.

  • United States v. Punter

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Weiss, Maureen McCartney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Edson A. Bostic, Janet Bateman, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69260

    The court denied defendant's motion for release from pre-trial detention because none of the factors jus-tifying his detention had changed, and defendant did not provide a viable release plan.

  • Trala v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Williams, Dep’t of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Santino Ceccotti, Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69252

    Prosecutor's comments during closing argument were improper, but the court found the misconduct was harmless because the jury received curative instructions and other evidence supported the guilty verdict.

  • United States v. Wyatt

    Publication Date: 2020-12-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Weiss, Edmond Falgowski, United States Attorney’s Office, Wilmington, DE for the government.
    for defendant: Edson A. Bostic, Janet Bateman, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69245

    An inmate failed to demonstrate compelling reasons for a reduction in his sentence, so the court denied his motion.

  • Waters v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2020-12-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: Patrick J. Collins, Collins & Assoc., Wilmington, DE for defendant. Sean P. Lugg, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilming-ton, DE for the state.
    Case Number: D69220

    The trial court applied the correct standard during a bench trial when it found defendant guilty of certain crimes, so denial of defendant's motion for a new trial was proper. A search of prison phone records was reasonable. Affirmed.

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  • United States v. Stanford

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Weiss, Michael F. McTaggart, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Dist. of Delaware, Wilmington, DE for the government.
    for defendant: Edson A. Bostic, David L. Pugh, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69213

    The court denied defendant's motion to suppress because the warrant was supported by probable cause.

  • United States v. Foster

    Publication Date: 2020-11-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Weiss, Graham L. Robin, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE for the government.
    for defendant: Peter A. Levin, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69205

    The court denied defendant's motions to dismiss, suppress, compel the production of documents, and limit certain evidence at trial.

  • State of Delaware v. Wright

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: D69197

    In the interest of justice, the court concluded that defendant was entitled to the appointment of counsel to assist her in connection with her motion for postconviction relief.

  • State of Delaware v. Pumphrey

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Karsnitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Nyman, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Georgetown, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Patrick J. Collins, Collins & Assoc., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69181

    The court denied defendant's motion for post-conviction relief because he failed to establish ineffective assistance of his trial counsel.

  • State of Delaware v. Pinkston

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark A. Denney, Jr., John S. Taylor, Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Patrick J. Collins, Collins & Assoc., Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69170

    Defendant's trial counsel was not ineffective in failing to request a jury instruction for a lesser-included offense.