Legal Opinion
Pennell v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 18, 1992PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
The defendant-appellant, Steven B. Pen-nell (“Pennell”), was indicted on two separate charges of Murder in the First Degree. Pennell entered pleas of nolo con-tendere. On October 31, 1991, following a penalty hearing, the Superior Court sentenced Pennell to death by lethal injection for each crime. Pennell did not file a direct appeal.
An automatic appeal was docketed with this Court on November 1, 1991, pursuant to 11 Del.C. § 4209(g), and Supreme Court Rule 35. 1 In accordance with the mandate of Delaware’s death penalty statute, we have reviewed the imposition of the death…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by42 opinions
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