Legal Opinion
State v. Cohen
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided June 30, 1993PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HERLIHY, Judge.
Presently before the Court is Charles M. Cohen’s [defendant] motion in limine to bar introduction of evidence of certain alleged unadjudicated criminal activity at the upcoming penalty hearing. Pursuant to 11 Del.C. § 408(a) 1 the Court has accepted the defendant’s plea of guilty but mentally ill involving the murder of his parents on November 12, 1988. The Court entered its finding on February 13, 1992. The State is seeking the death penalty.
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After the defendant killed his parents on November 12, 1988, he left Delaware on a long trek, crisscrossing the country several…
2Cases cited72 opinions
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- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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