Legal Opinion

Norman v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided June 16, 2009No. 531,2007, 565,2007PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIDGELY, Justice.

Before us are Defendant-Appellant Allison Lamont Norman’s consolidated direct and automatic appeals 1 from his Superior Court conviction of murder in the first degree and related offenses, which resulted in a sentence of death and 145 years in prison. 2 Norman raises four arguments. First, he claims that the court improperly allowed the expert psychiatric testimony of Dr. Stephen Mechanick to be considered in the guilt and penalty phases of the trial. Second, he contends that a death sentence cannot be based on the single statutory aggravating circumstance that his conduct…

2Cases cited68 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Cooke v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
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  4. Wescott v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
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