Legal Opinion
Capano v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided August 10, 2001No. 110 and 149, 1999PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VEASEY, Chief Justice.
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I. Introduction
Thomas J. Capano was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death for the murder of Anne Marie Fa-hey. As with all capital cases in Delaware, the proceedings here were divided into a guilt phase, a penalty hearing and a sentencing determination by the trial judge, who gave substantial weight to the jury’s recommendation following the penalty hearing.
Capano was arrested for Fahey’s murder in November 1997 and indicted in December 1997. His trial began in Superior Court in October 1998. The guilt phase…
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