Legal Opinion
Gattis v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 8, 1997No. 37, 1996PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VEASEY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from the Superior Court’s denial of Robert Allen Gattis’ motions for postconviction relief. Gattis was convicted of Murder First Degree, Burglary First Degree, Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited and two counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon during Commission of a Felony. These offenses all related to the May 9, 1990 shooting death of Shirley Y. Slay. During the penalty phase of his trial, the jury, by a count of ten to two, found that the aggravating circumstances outweighed the mitigating circumstances. Such a finding is tantamount…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by59 opinions
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