Calloway-Gaines v. Crime Victim Servs. Comm’n, 616 N.W.2d 674 (Mich. 2000)

Cases | Calloway-Gaines v. Crime Victim Servs. Comm¿n, 616 N.W.2d 674 (Mich. 2000)

The plaintiff sought crime victims compensation following her husband’s murder. The Crime Victim Services Commission denied most of the benefits that she sought. The plaintiff attempted to appeal to the appellate court, which denied her delayed application for leave to appeal for lack of...

Neal v. State, 873 A.2d 1099 (Del. 2005)

Cases | Neal v. State, 873 A.2d 1099 (Del. 2005)

The defendant and alleged drug buyer were arrested on drug charges. The defendant yelled threats to the alleged drug buyer upon seeing him in a holding cell and was convicted of tampering with a witness and failure to submit to fingerprinting. On appeal, the defendant claimed that the evidence was...

Pratt v. State, 486 A.2d 1154 (Del. 1983)

Cases | Pratt v. State, 486 A.2d 1154 (Del. 1983)

The defendants pled guilty to third-degree burglary and first-degree criminal trespass in connection with destruction of two resort cottages. Following a restitution hearing, the trial court ordered each defendant to pay $22,955.48 in restitution as a condition of probation. On appeal, the...

Brookens v. State, 466 A.2d 1218 (Del. 1983)

Cases | Brookens v. State, 466 A.2d 1218 (Del. 1983)

The defendant was convicted of reckless driving. The trial court imposed a $100 fine and 15% penalty assessment pursuant to Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 9012. The defendant claimed that the assessment was a “fine” for appeal purposes under Del. Const. Art. IV, § 28. The supreme...

Gaines v. State, 571 A.2d 765 (Del. 1990)

Cases | Gaines v. State, 571 A.2d 765 (Del. 1990)

Defendant was convicted of second-degree burglary, felony theft, and criminal mischief. The trial court ordered the defendant to make restitution to the victims in an amount to be determined by the presentence officer. The award was calculated based on an investigation and victim-loss statements....

In re State, 597 A.2d 1 (Del. 1991)

Cases | In re State, 597 A.2d 1 (Del. 1991)

The State requested the supreme court issue a writ of mandamus to the superior court to consider the merits of admitting victim impact evidence during the penalty phase of a first-degree murder trial. The supreme court concluded that the superior court’s decision to not consider the merits of...

In re State, 603 A.2d 814 (Del. 1992)

Cases | In re State, 603 A.2d 814 (Del. 1992)

The defendant pled guilty to trafficking and was ordered to pay an 18% assessment to the victim compensation fund. The defendant appealed imposition of the assessment on ex post facto grounds, and the trial court ordered that the assessment be calculated according to the statute in force at the...

Sullivan v. State, 636 A.2d 931 (Del. 1994)

Cases | Sullivan v. State, 636 A.2d 931 (Del. 1994)

The superior court sentenced the defendant to death by lethal injection for the offense of murder in the first degree. The State elicited testimony from the victim’s neighbor that after the murder he and his family began locking their doors and that his wife learned how to use a handgun to...

Gattis v. State, 637 A.2d 808 (Del. 1994)

Cases | Gattis v. State, 637 A.2d 808 (Del. 1994)

The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree burglary and possession of a deadly weapon. At sentencing, the State presented testimony of the victim’s mother concerning the effect of her daughter’s death, including a statement that the trial was difficult. The defense...

Moore v. State, 673 A.2d 171 (Del. 1996)

Cases | Moore v. State, 673 A.2d 171 (Del. 1996)

The defendant was convicted of burglary in the second degree and conspiracy in the second degree, but was found not guilty of felony theft and criminal mischief. The defendant’s co-conspirator pled guilty to theft. The trial court ordered the defendant to pay restitution for stolen items. On...