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CLEMENTS v. FAMILY COURT IN AND FOR KENT CTY.

401 A.2d 72 (1979)

Frank A. CLEMENTS, Sr., Plaintiff Below, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. FAMILY COURT of the State of Delaware IN AND FOR KENT COUNTY and the Honorable David P. Buckson, Defendants Below, Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided March 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

I. Barry Guerke, Dover, for plaintiff below, appellee and cross-appellant.

Harrison F. Turner, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dover, for defendants below, appellants and cross-appellees.

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

McNEILLY, Justice:

The central issue in this appeal and cross-appeal is the effect of a Family Court adult defendant's asserted constitutional right to trial by jury upon the statutory provision granting the Family Court exclusive jurisdiction over defendant's and certain other criminal cases, since the Family Court lacks the procedural authority to conduct trials by jury.* Because the defendant...

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