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Delaware Supreme Court Announces Four-Part Plain Error Framework, Aligning Prejudice Standard With Federal Approach Requiring Reasonable Probability of Different Outcome
Article • March 1, 2026 • from CLN April, 2026
Filed under: Preservation of Appellate Rights/Issues, Failure to Object, Hearsay Evidence, Confrontation Clause, Plain Error
Delaware Supreme Court Announces Four-Part Plain Error Framework, Aligning Prejudice Standard With Federal Approach Requiring Reasonable Probability of Different Outcome by Douglas Ankney by Doug Ankney Sitting en banc, the Supreme Court of Delaware vacated the defendant’s convictions and remanded, holding that the prosecution’s use of indirect hearsay evidence violated …
Delaware Supreme Court Announces Trial Courts Must First Resolve Defense Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw Before Addressing Defendant’s Plea-­Withdrawal Request, Holding Failure to Do So Violates Sixth ...
Article • January 1, 2026 • from CLN February, 2026
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Sixth Amendment, Counsel - Constructive denial of, Self-representation, Withdrawal
Delaware Supreme Court Announces Trial Courts Must First Resolve Defense Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw Before Addressing Defendant’s Plea-­Withdrawal Request, Holding Failure to Do So Violates Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel by David Kim by David Kim The Supreme Court of Delaware held that when defense counsel moves to withdraw after …
NEWS IN BRIEF
Article • October 15, 2025 • from CLN November, 2025
NEWS IN BRIEF by California: Former Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Joseph Dessert, 42, was sentenced to nine years in prison on August 8, 2025, for sexually abusing his teenage daughter. According to The Modesto Bee, County Superior Court Judge Jeff Mangar said that the lawman violated his office’s trust …
NEWS IN BRIEF
Article • March 15, 2025 • from CLN April, 2025
Filed under: News in Brief
NEWS IN BRIEF by Alabama: On February 19, 2025, a grand jury called for the immediate abolition of the Hanceville Police Department for its “rampant culture of corruption” that turned it into a criminal enterprise. The New York Post reported that an investigation followed the death of dispatcher Christopher Willingham, …
Delaware Supreme Court: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Challenge Search of Cellphone Where Consent Was Ambiguous and Warrant Constituted a General Warrant
Article • November 1, 2024 • from CLN November, 2024
Filed under: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Warrants - Requirements/Scope/Exceptions
Delaware Supreme Court: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Challenge Search of Cellphone Where Consent Was Ambiguous and Warrant Constituted a General Warrant by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of Delaware granted postconviction relief to a prisoner because his defense attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel by failing …
Delaware Supreme Court: Warrant That Authorized Search of ‘Any and All’ Data of Named Files on Cellphone Is Invalid General Warrant That Also Failed to Include Temporal Limitation
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Filed under: Search warrants, Warrants, Particularity Requirement, Overbreadth, Warrants - General Search, Digital Devices
Delaware Supreme Court: Warrant That Authorized Search of ‘Any and All’ Data of Named Files on Cellphone Is Invalid General Warrant That Also Failed to Include Temporal Limitation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The Supreme Court of Delaware ruled that a warrant authorizing a search and seizure of …
News in Brief
Article • August 1, 2023 • from CLN August, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: The District Attorney for Los Angeles County, George Gascón, announced that a police officer in San Fernando was charged with theft. CBS News reported that the officer, Jeffrey King, 37, was handed charges on June 6, 2023, of misdemeanor petty theft, felony extortion, and felony …
News in Brief
Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: It was announced by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 20, 2023, that a police officer in Madison was arrested, accused of sexual misconduct. AL.com and WHNT in northern Alabama reported that the officer, Kevin Walter, 35, was arrested on Feb. …
News in Brief
Article • July 15, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: The Daily News reported that two former police officers from Fullerton and Anaheim were indicted on counts of kidnapping while working illegally as bounty hunters. The former officers were Rodger Corbett, 49, formerly of the Fullerton PD and Kevin Pedersen, 34, formerly of the Anaheim …
Drumgo v Kuschel, DE, Notice of Appeal, Sexual Assault, 2021
Brief • December 22, 2021
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Drumgo v Kuschel, DE, Notice of Appeal, Sexual Assault, 2021 1· Case 1:14-cv-01135-CFC Document 214 Filed 12/22/21 Page 1 of 7 PageID #: 1921 ij � � � □ v; lg .. I DEC O 8 2021 n\ Wuk d-- � LlJJ r +Qj� \ AfQM o.\- lhLHn� t Lo …
Drumgo v Kuschel, DE, Judgment, Sexual Assault, 2021
Brief • December 16, 2021
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Drumgo v Kuschel, DE, Judgment, Sexual Assault, 2021 Case 1:14-cv-01135-CFC Document 213 Filed 12/16/21 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 1920 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELA WARE DESHAWN DRUMGO, ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, V. SGT. WILLIAM KUSCHEL, Defendant. ) Civil Action No. …
Drumgo v Kuschel, DE, Jury Verdict Sheet, Sexual Assault, 2021
Brief • December 15, 2021
Filed under: Sexual Assault
Drumgo v Kuschel, DE, Jury Verdict Sheet, Sexual Assault, 2021 Case 1:14-cv-01135-CFC Document 211 Filed 12/15/21 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 1914 JURY VERDICT SHEET Do you unanimously find, by a preponderance of the evidence, the following: 1. Did DeShawn Drumgo prove that William Kuschel committed an act that …
Delaware Supreme Court: Substitution Not Allowed for Chain of Custody Witness
Article • August 15, 2021 • from CLN September, 2021
Filed under: Expert Witnesses/Testimony, Chain of Custody
Delaware Supreme Court: Substitution Not Allowed for Chain of Custody Witness by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Delaware vacated a defendant’s convictions for substance possession after the trial court allowed the State to substitute a different officer for testimony instead of the one who conducted …
News in Brief
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: Mariah Valenzuela has filed legal notices against the city of Phoenix and Maricopa County over Phoenix police officer Michael McGillis’ use of force during a January 16, 2020 traffic stop, abc15.com reports. The officer, driving a white van, stopped Valenzuela for allegedly veering across the …
News in Brief
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: A series of racist and anti-Muslim posts on social media allegedly has ties to a private group of active and retired San Jose Police officers calling themselves 10-7ODSJ, a reference to the police code for “off duty,” mercurynews.com reports. In June 2020, four of them …
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of ‘Mixture’ as Used in State’s Controlled Substances Act
Article • May 15, 2020 • from CLN June, 2020
Filed under: Controlled Substances
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of ‘Mixture’ as Used in State’s Controlled Substances Act by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Delaware clarified the meaning of “mixture” as the term is used in Delaware’s Uniform Controlled Substances Act (“Act”). Police recovered from the person of Darren Wiggins …
DE DOC GTL Phone Rates
Kickback publication • March 23, 2020
DE DOC GTL Phone Rates JULY 22, 2015 TO: ALL FROM: CARMEN HERRERA IT PROCUREMENT OFFICER SUBJECT: #DTI15001-INMT_PBLC INMATE RATES AND CHARGES Contract Start and End Dates: 7/21/2015- 6/30/2018 Awarded Vendor: Global Tel*Link Connect Fees** Local Intralata Interlata Interstate Collect $0.850 $1.090 $1.090 $0.000 Prepaid $0.850 $1.090 $1.090 $0.000 Debit …
Delaware Supreme Court: Where Defendant Competent to Plead ‘Guilty but Mentally Ill,’ He May Revoke Plea Before It Is Accepted
Article • September 17, 2019 • from CLN October, 2019
Filed under: Guilty Pleas, Trials, Mental Health
Delaware Supreme Court: Where Defendant Competent to Plead ‘Guilty but Mentally Ill,’ He May Revoke Plea Before It Is Accepted by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware held that when a defendant has been declared competent to plead guilty he retains the right …
DE DOC - GTL phone rates 2016-2017-2018
Kickback publication • July 31, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
DE DOC - GTL phone rates 2016-2017-2018 March 17, 2015 TO: ALL FROM: CARMEN HERRERA IT PROCUREMENT OFFICER SUBJECT: #DTI15001-INMT_PBLC INMATE RATES AND CHARGES Contract Start and End Dates: 7/21/2015- 6/30/2018 Awarded Vendor: Global Tel*Link NEW RATES: 3/17/2016-6/30/2016 Rate Per Minute * Collect Local Intralata Interlata Interstate $0.060 $0.060 $0.060 …
DE DOC - GTL addendum 1 & 2 extend to 2020
Kickback publication • July 31, 2019
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access
DE DOC - GTL addendum 1 & 2 extend to 2020 STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION October 12, 2018 ISSUED BY: CRAIG FETZER PURCHASING SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR 302-857-5412 SUBJECT: AWARD NOTICE CONTRACT NO. DOC15001-INMT_PBLC Inmate and Public Coin Telephone Services TABLE OF CONTENTS OF KEY CONTRACT INFORMATION 1. CONTRACT PERIOD …
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