Legal Opinion

Zebroski v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided May 14, 2003No. 482,2001PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEELE, Justice:

Craig Zebroski appeals the judgment of the Superior Court denying his Motion for Postconviction Relief from his 1997 conviction for the murder of Joseph Hammond during a gas station robbery. 1 Zebroski claims four errors in this appeal: (i) trial counsel’s failure to advocate a more expansive voir dire amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel; (ii) trial counsel’s failure to investigate competently and present a case for mitigation during the penalty phase of his trial amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel; (iii) appellate counsel’s failure to present a “lingering…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Neal v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013
  2. Zebroski v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010
  3. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2014
  4. Baynum v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2019
  5. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2012

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