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Significant Prison Sentences for Rape, Robbery, Assault, Weapons, and Gang Activity Convictions

Robert Hearne, 51, of Hockessin was sentenced to 7 life terms plus 80 years in prison for the repeated rape of a child over a 9-year period. Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn obtained the sentence in Superior Court after Hearne was convicted at trial in January on 7 counts of Rape First Degree, 4 counts […]




Defendants Going To Prison For Murder, Gun, Assault, Rape Charges

Jamie Baker, a 47-year-old Smyrna woman, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of her husband, James D. Baker II, in 2013. Deputy Attorneys General Jason Cohee and Nicole Hartman secured the plea in Superior Court. Baker pled guilty to Murder Second Degree in February, admitting then that she had used a […]




More Gang Members Guilty, Sentenced To Prison

Other Defendants Sentenced For Murder, Manslaughter, Rape   A total of 15 members of the Only My Brothers (OMB) gang have now pled guilty to charges included in the 2016 indictment related to the activities of OMB after 3 more members entered pleas and were sentenced this week in Superior Court: • Sha’Mir Sudler, 16, […]




Governor Carney Announces Re-Appointment of Judge Witham to Delaware Superior Court

Nomination must be approved by the Delaware Senate WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Saturday announced his nomination to re-appoint Judge William L. Witham Jr. to the Delaware Superior Court, as Resident Judge for Kent County. The Delaware Senate must approve Judge Witham’s nomination. “Judge Witham has served the State of Delaware with distinction,” […]




Dover Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Rape

Others face jail time for murder, weapons, rape, and vehicular homicide charges A 35-year-old Dover man will spend the rest of his life in prison, sentenced as a habitual offender for sexually abusing a child. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson secured the sentence in Superior Court for Eric Curry. In November 2015, Curry was caught […]







 Pages Tagged With: "superior court"

Significant Prison Sentences for Rape, Robbery, Assault, Weapons, and Gang Activity Convictions

Robert Hearne, 51, of Hockessin was sentenced to 7 life terms plus 80 years in prison for the repeated rape of a child over a 9-year period. Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn obtained the sentence in Superior Court after Hearne was convicted at trial in January on 7 counts of Rape First Degree, 4 counts […]




Defendants Going To Prison For Murder, Gun, Assault, Rape Charges

Jamie Baker, a 47-year-old Smyrna woman, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of her husband, James D. Baker II, in 2013. Deputy Attorneys General Jason Cohee and Nicole Hartman secured the plea in Superior Court. Baker pled guilty to Murder Second Degree in February, admitting then that she had used a […]




More Gang Members Guilty, Sentenced To Prison

Other Defendants Sentenced For Murder, Manslaughter, Rape   A total of 15 members of the Only My Brothers (OMB) gang have now pled guilty to charges included in the 2016 indictment related to the activities of OMB after 3 more members entered pleas and were sentenced this week in Superior Court: • Sha’Mir Sudler, 16, […]




Governor Carney Announces Re-Appointment of Judge Witham to Delaware Superior Court

Nomination must be approved by the Delaware Senate WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Saturday announced his nomination to re-appoint Judge William L. Witham Jr. to the Delaware Superior Court, as Resident Judge for Kent County. The Delaware Senate must approve Judge Witham’s nomination. “Judge Witham has served the State of Delaware with distinction,” […]




Dover Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Rape

Others face jail time for murder, weapons, rape, and vehicular homicide charges A 35-year-old Dover man will spend the rest of his life in prison, sentenced as a habitual offender for sexually abusing a child. Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Dickerson secured the sentence in Superior Court for Eric Curry. In November 2015, Curry was caught […]