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Valentine v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware.
Mar 12, 2019
207 A.3d 166 (Del. 2019)

Summary

observing that "[m]arijuana was, and remains, contraband subject to forfeiture" that "[u]se or consumption of marijuana in a moving vehicle is a misdemeanor" and "[t]hat possession of personal uses of marijuana is not a criminal offense does not render marijuana odors, raw or burnt, irrelevant to determinations of probable cause."

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Opinion

No. 15, 2018

03-12-2019

Lamont VALENTINE, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.


AFFIRMED. VACATED. REMANDED.


Summaries of

Valentine v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware.
Mar 12, 2019
207 A.3d 166 (Del. 2019)

observing that "[m]arijuana was, and remains, contraband subject to forfeiture" that "[u]se or consumption of marijuana in a moving vehicle is a misdemeanor" and "[t]hat possession of personal uses of marijuana is not a criminal offense does not render marijuana odors, raw or burnt, irrelevant to determinations of probable cause."

Summary of this case from Womack v. State
Case details for

Valentine v. State

Case Details

Full title:Lamont VALENTINE, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware…

Court:Supreme Court of Delaware.

Date published: Mar 12, 2019

Citations

207 A.3d 166 (Del. 2019)

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