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JAMES v. STATE

377 A.2d 15 (1977)

Sampson Lee JAMES, Defendant below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided August 17, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Hurley, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellant.

Merritt Burke, III, Deputy Atty. Gen., Georgetown, for plaintiff below, appellee.

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

PER CURIAM:

Defendant was convicted of rape, in violation of 11 Del.C. § 763, and kidnapping, in violation of 11 Del.C. § 783. Each is a Class B felony for which a sentence of twenty years imprisonment was imposed. He appeals on the ground that the State failed to establish the situs of the crimes and thus did not prove venue and the jurisdiction of the Superior Court.

With exceptions not pertinent here, it is elemental and fundamental...

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