Starling v. State

STEELE, Chief Justice:

In October 2003, a Superior Court jury convicted Chauncey S. Starling of first-degree murder and other offenses. The same jury, after a post-trial penalty hearing, recommended that Starling be executed. The trial judge agreed and imposed a death sentence. Starling now appeals, alleging eight procedural and constitutional defects in the voir dire, trial, and penalty phases of the proceedings. For the reasons discussed below, we find that the trial judge acted within his discretion, and did not otherwise err, during jury selection, during the guilt phase, or while…