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WOODS v. STATE

315 A.2d 589 (1973)

Boyce L. WOODS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Petition for Reargument Denied December 28, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Potter, of Sullivan, Potter & Roeberg, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellant.

Joseph A. Hurley, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for plaintiff below, appellee.

Before HERRMANN, C. J., and CAREY and DUFFY, JJ.

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

The defendant was convicted of rape. This appeal involves an attack upon the propriety of the prosecuting attorney's cross-examination of the defendant's character witnesses. The defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial due to certain groundless and prejudicial questions asked those witnesses.

I.

The defendant was charged with the rape of a member of a choral gospel group of which he was the leader.

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