[DOWNLOAD] "Keith L. Thompson v. State Delaware" by Supreme Court of Delaware # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Keith L. Thompson v. State Delaware
- Author : Supreme Court of Delaware
- Release Date : January 28, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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The appellant, Keith L. Thompson ("Thompson"), was tried before a jury in the Superior Court in and for New Castle County.
He was convicted of Rape First Degree, Kidnapping First Degree and Assault First Degree. Thompson was sentenced to life imprisonment
on the rape charge, 1 to life imprisonment on the kidnapping charge, and to two years imprisonment on the assault charge. The central issue on appeal is whether Thompson's warrantless felony arrest was made with probable cause. The underlying
issue on appeal is whether the Superior Court erred in not granting a motion to suppress evidence that was obtained incident
to Thompson's arrest. We have concluded that there was probable cause for Thompson's warrantless felony arrest based upon
our examination of the record and an evaluation of the probative value of the forensic hair analysis, relied upon in part
by the police. Accordingly, we affirm the Superior Court's decision to deny Thompson's motion to suppress. Therefore, we also
affirm Thompson's convictions.