HODSDON v. SUPERIOR COURT


239 A.2d 222 (1968)

William Merrill HODSDON, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Delaware, IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY, and the Honorable William T. Quillen, a Judge of said Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Reargument Denied February 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Taylor, Jr., Wilmington, for petitioner.

Ruth M. Ferrell, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for respondents.

WOLCOTT, C. J., and CAREY and HERRMANN, JJ., sitting.


HERRMANN, Justice.

The question is whether a writ of prohibition may be utilized to review the order of the Superior Court denying the motion to dismiss the indictment in this case.

The basic facts are these:

The petitioner, William Merrill Hodsdon, was indicted by the Grand Jury for violating 11 Del.C. § 532,1 in that:

"* * * on or about the 26th day of September...

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