Legal Opinion
Dawson v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 4, 1990PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, in and for Kent County, the defendant-appellant, David F. Dawson (“Dawson”), was convicted of four counts of Murder in the First Degree, six counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, Robbery in the First Degree, Burglary in the Second Degree, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Prohibited Person. 1 On June 28,1988, after a two-day penalty hearing, the jury unanimously recommended a sentence of death for Dawson on each of the four counts of Murder in the First Degree.
On July 22,1988, Dawson was…
2Cases cited83 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
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Dawson v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State v. DiFriscoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- Dawson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
- State v. MarshallSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
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