Skip to main content
· 10/12/2015

Aricidiacono v. State

Citations

  • 125 A.3d 677
  • 2015 Del. LEXIS 537
  • 2015 WL 5933984

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting defendants’ argument that their ignorance of problems at the OCME at the time of their guilty pleas rendered their guilty pleas involuntary under Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742 (1970)
  • discussing the mishandling of drug evidence at the OCME
  • “[I]fa defendant knowingly pled guilty to a drug crime, he [or she] could not escape [the] plea by arguing that had he [or she] known that the OCME had problems, he [or she] would not have admitted to [the] criminal misconduct in possessing illegal narcotics.”
  • no evidence of evidence tampering

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Strine, Holland, Vaughn

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.