Legal Opinion

Waters v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 11, 1982PublishedCited by 17 opinions

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

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. State v. WinsettSuperior Court of Delaware · 1964
  4. Hunter v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
  5. Fuentes v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Deberry v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  2. Weber v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  4. Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
  5. Brown v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998

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