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SHORT v. STATE

181 A.2d 225 (1962)

James M. F. SHORT, Defendant-Appellant, v. The STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

May 4, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Ryan, Wilmington, for James M. F. Short, defendant-appellant.

Clement C. Wood, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., and Norman E. Veasey, Deputy Atty. Gen., for the State of Delaware, plaintiff-appellee.

SOUTHERLAND, Chief Justice, WOLCOTT, Justice, and MARVEL, Vice Chancellor, sitting.

MARVEL, Vice Chancellor.

This is an appeal from a sentence imposed by the Superior Court. The facts are as follows. On May 5, 1961, defendant waived indictment and consented to the filing of ten criminal informations charging him with ten acts of sodomy. Seven of these acts were alleged to have been engaged in with one person, two with a second person, and a single act with a third person. The acts charged, which are made felonies by § 831 of Title 11 Del.C....

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