Legal Opinion
Hassan-El v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 26, 2006No. 472,2005PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
The defendant-appellant, Akbar Has-san-El, and Tyrone Guy, were indicted on charges of Murder in the First Degree (intentional murder); Murder in the First Degree (felony murder); Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (“PFDCF”); Attempted Robbery in the First Degree; and Conspiracy in the Second Degree. The State advised both defendants that it intended to seek a death sentence in the event of a conviction for Murder in the First Degree.
In November 2003, Hassan-El and Guy were tried together. That proceeding ended in a mistrial after the jury informed the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Hamdan v. RumsfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Hooks v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1980
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3Cited by28 opinions
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