Legal Opinion
Lawrie v. Snyder
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 15, 1998No. 96-469-JJFPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEATH PENALTY CASE OPINION
FARNAN, Chief Judge.
Presently before the Court is a Petition For A Writ Of Habeas Corpus By A Person In State Custody (D.I.4) filed by Petitioner, David J. Lawrie. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Petitioner requests that this Court vacate his convictions of May 21, 1993 and death sentence of July 8, 1993. For the reasons set forth below, the Petition will be dismissed and the Writ of Habeas Corpus denied.
BACKGROUND
In May of 1993, Petitioner was tried before a jury in Kent County Superior Court on four counts of Murder in the First Degree, three counts of Possession of…
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