Legal Opinion
State v. White
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided August 15, 1978PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Chief Justice:
The constitutionality of Delaware’s 1977 Statute providing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty (11 Del.C. § 4209) 1 is challenged by this certification on various grounds.
The following questions of law have been certified by the Superior Court and accepted by this Court:
“I. Do the provisions of 11 Del.C. § 4209(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) allow consideration of particularized mitigating factors so that the law would be constitutional under Woodson v. North Carolina and related cases?
“II. Are the provisions of 11 Del.C. § 4209(c) permitting the jury to…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Tichnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Flamer v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
- Tichnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- State v. RhinesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
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