MORSE v. STATE

No. 200, 2014.

120 A.3d 1 (2015)

Melvin L. MORSE, Defendant-Below, Appellant v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff-Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: August 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Hurley, Esquire , Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant.

Kathryn J. Garrison , Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Georgetown, Delaware, for Appellee.

Before STRINE, Chief Justice, VALIHURA, and VAUGHN, Justices.


This appeal centers on Defendant-Below/Appellant Melvin L. Morse's ("Melvin") physical abuse of his step-daughter, A.M. Melvin's abusive conduct spanned the course of at least two years and consisted of, inter alia, suffocating and "waterboarding" A.M. as punishment for what he deemed to be misbehavior. Melvin was convicted...

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