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POWELL v. STATE

No. 7 September Session 1951.

86 A.2d 371 (1952)

POWELL v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

February 1, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett F. Warrington, of Georgetown, for plaintiff in error.

John J. McNeilly, Deputy Atty. Gen., for the State.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and TUNNELL, JJ., sitting:

WOLCOTT, Justice.

Thelma Dorothy Powell (hereinafter referred to as the defendant) was tried upon an indictment for murder in the first degree. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree and recommended the defendant to the mercy of the court. The defendant moved to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. The trial court refused the motion for a new trial without opinion, one Judge dissenting. The defendant was thereupon sentenced to life...

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