JENKINS v. STATE


281 A.2d 148 (1971)

Leonard Bernard JENKINS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

April 29, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Tucker, Asst. Public Defender, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellant.

Richard R. Wier, Jr., Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for plaintiff below, appellee.

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


HERRMANN, Justice:

This appeal from a robbery conviction raises the question of the right to counsel at a pretrial one-to-one confrontation of suspect by victim for the purpose of identification.

In July 1969, at about 2:30 p. m., Thomas J. Elliott was robbed in his liquor store by a man who wore dark glasses and a baseball cap. At about 11:00 o'clock that evening, Elliott was taken to police headquarters to identify the defendant, Leonard B. Jenkins, who...

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