STATE v. BENDER


293 A.2d 551 (1972)

STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff, v. William BENDER and Louis Laws, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

May 26, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome O. Herlihy, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for the State.

Richard G. Elliott, Jr. of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, for defendants.

WOLCOTT, C. J., CAREY, J., and STIFTEL, President Judge, sitting.


WOLCOTT, Chief Justice:

This matter is a Certification in a criminal action. The two defendants have borne the burden of the attack on the constitutionality of an amendment to Article I, § 4 of the Constitution, Del.C.Ann. by action of the General Assembly's process of amendment conferred by Article XVI, § 1.

Three questions are certified to us as follows:

"1. Can Article 1, "Bill of Rights", of...

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