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Attorney General’s Office fights drug nuisances one property at a time – Sussex County drug haven closed in latest enforcement action

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009

The Attorney General’s Office announced today that it has secured the closure of a Sussex County property under Delaware’s Drug Nuisance and Social Vices Abatement Act. At a temporary abatement hearing on July 29, Superior Court Judge E. Scott Bradley found that the property, at 8855 Cedar Creek Road, in Lincoln, owned by Lillie Mae […]




New law enhances legal penalties for defendants who violate pre-trial restrictions

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Delaware Attorney General’s office announced that defendants being detained prior to trial are now subject to the same legal penalties for violating no contact orders and other pre-trial conditions as those who are released on bail pending trial. This loophole in State law was closed through legislation drafted by the Delaware Department of Justice […]




Allison Lamont Norman penalty hearing

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009

The Delaware Supreme Court issued a ruling that upheld the June, 2007 murder conviction of Allison Lamont Norman but overturned his death sentence and ordered a new penalty hearing in the case. The State has carefully reviewed the Supreme Court’s ruling and consulted with the families of the two homicide victims. We anticipate that following […]




Attorney General’s Office applauds new tool to encourage witness testimony

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Delaware Attorney General’s office announced that it will now be easier to secure witness testimony under legislation drafted by the Delaware Department of Justice and signed into law Tuesday by Governor Markell. This new law provides incentives for those with information to offer testimony during a criminal investigation and trial. “Witness testimony is often […]




Department of Justice secures the cleanup of a Sussex County nuisance property

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2009

For the first time, social vice activity at a Delaware property has ceased through the Delaware Department of Justice’s enforcement of Delaware’s Nuisance Abatement Act. The Department announced today that, following a lengthy investigation, all activity resembling adult entertainment will cease at the Canton Inn and the property owner will take other measures to comply […]







  Category: Criminal Division

Attorney General’s Office fights drug nuisances one property at a time – Sussex County drug haven closed in latest enforcement action

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009

The Attorney General’s Office announced today that it has secured the closure of a Sussex County property under Delaware’s Drug Nuisance and Social Vices Abatement Act. At a temporary abatement hearing on July 29, Superior Court Judge E. Scott Bradley found that the property, at 8855 Cedar Creek Road, in Lincoln, owned by Lillie Mae […]




New law enhances legal penalties for defendants who violate pre-trial restrictions

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

The Delaware Attorney General’s office announced that defendants being detained prior to trial are now subject to the same legal penalties for violating no contact orders and other pre-trial conditions as those who are released on bail pending trial. This loophole in State law was closed through legislation drafted by the Delaware Department of Justice […]




Allison Lamont Norman penalty hearing

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009

The Delaware Supreme Court issued a ruling that upheld the June, 2007 murder conviction of Allison Lamont Norman but overturned his death sentence and ordered a new penalty hearing in the case. The State has carefully reviewed the Supreme Court’s ruling and consulted with the families of the two homicide victims. We anticipate that following […]




Attorney General’s Office applauds new tool to encourage witness testimony

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Delaware Attorney General’s office announced that it will now be easier to secure witness testimony under legislation drafted by the Delaware Department of Justice and signed into law Tuesday by Governor Markell. This new law provides incentives for those with information to offer testimony during a criminal investigation and trial. “Witness testimony is often […]




Department of Justice secures the cleanup of a Sussex County nuisance property

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2009

For the first time, social vice activity at a Delaware property has ceased through the Delaware Department of Justice’s enforcement of Delaware’s Nuisance Abatement Act. The Department announced today that, following a lengthy investigation, all activity resembling adult entertainment will cease at the Canton Inn and the property owner will take other measures to comply […]