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SMITH v. STATE

344 A.2d 251 (1975)

Hal SMITH, Jr., Defendant below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided September 4, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arlen B. Mekler, Asst. Public Defender, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellant.

James S. Green, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for plaintiff below, appellee.

Before HERRMANN, Chief Justice and DUFFY and McNEILLY, Justices.

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

The defendant appeals his conviction of the first degree murder of his wife. He appeals on the grounds of delay and subsequent denial of a preliminary hearing and his incompetency to stand trial stemming from a claim of amnesia. Finding both contentions unpersuasive, we affirm.

The defendant alleges that improper prosecutorial tactics deprived him of a preliminary hearing as provided by Superior...

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