COOK v. STATE


374 A.2d 264 (1977)

Nathan E. COOK, Daniel M. Curran, and Larry James Phelps, Defendants below, Appellants, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided April 28, 1977.

Petition for Reargument Denied May 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Oberly, III, State Prosecutor and Stephen M. Walther and Charles K. Meuse, Deputy Attys. Gen., Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellee.

J. Dallas Winslow, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, Wilmington, for defendant-appellant Cook.

Daniel F. Wolcott, Jr., of Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, for defendant-appellant Curran.

Joseph A. Hurley, Wilmington, for defendant-appellant Phelps.

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


HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

Defendants were convicted of robbery in the first degree [11 Del.C. § 832], misdemeanor theft [11 Del.C. § 841], and conspiracy in the second degree [11 Del.C. § 512]. This appeal raises the question of the admissibility of dog-tracking evidence and the propriety of commenting upon a defendant's right to remain silent by counsel for a co-defendant. Additionally...

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