Dawson v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

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. 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. Thereafter, in accordance with the jury’s recommendations, Dawson was sentenced to death by lethal injection.…