Legal Opinion
Manley v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 14, 1998No. 33, 1997, 54, 1997PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
This is an appeal after a capital murder trial and penalty hearing where the defendant-appellant, Michael Manley (“Manley”), was sentenced to death. On November 13, 1995, Manley and his co-defendant, David Stevenson (“Stevenson”), were arrested and charged with the murder of Kristopher Heath (“Heath”). Heath’s death had occurred earlier that day. After a joint trial in the Superior Court, a jury found both Manley and Stevenson guilty of Murder in the First Degree and related offenses. 1 The State then sought the death penalty for both defendants.
At the penalty phase of their…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by33 opinions
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