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CHAO v. STATE

No. 520, 1995.

780 A.2d 1060 (2001)

Vicky CHAO, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: September 20, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Wier, Jr., Esquire, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant.

Steven P. Wood, Esquire, Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for the State.

Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, HOLLAND, BERGER and STEELE, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.

VEASEY, Chief Justice:

In this appeal, we address whether an indigent defendant in a criminal case who is represented by private counsel was constitutionally entitled to public funds to retain a medical expert who could testify in support of the defendant's version of events. We conclude that the State was not constitutionally required to pay for the expert services sought by the...

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