Waters v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Chief Justice:
In this appeal the defendant seeks reversal of his conviction of Murder in the Second Degree [11 Del.C. § 635(1)] 1 on the grounds that (1) the Statute is unconstitutionally vague; (2) there was error in the jury charge; and (3) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction of Murder in the Second Degree. Collaterally, he argues that the imposition of separate, consecutive sentences — one for Murder in the Second Degree and one for Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony 2 — violates his rights under the Double Jeopardy Clause in that he…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. WinsettSuperior Court of Delaware · 1964
- Hunter v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Fuentes v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Deberry v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Weber v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
- Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
- Brown v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
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