Legal Opinion

Daniels v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided October 5, 2004No. 506,2003PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIDGELY, Justice.

A Superior Court jury convicted Jamel Daniels of First Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. Daniels was sentenced to life imprisonment without probation or parole for murder and an additional twenty years for the weapons offense. He contends in this appeal that during closing argument the prosecutor misrepresented the evidence and thereby denied his due process right to a fair trial. We have reviewed the record and find that the prosecutor did not exceed the permissible range of argument. Accordingly, we affirm.

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
  4. Hooks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1980
  5. United States v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Kurzmann v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  2. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  4. Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013
  5. Kirkley v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2012

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