Legal Opinion
DeShields v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 10, 1987PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HORSEY, Justice:
Defendant, Kenneth W. DeShields, seeks reversal of his conviction in a jury trial of two counts of Murder in the First Degree (11 Del.C. § 636), 1 Robbery in the First Degree (11 Del.C. § 832(a)(2)), and Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony (11 DeLC. § 1447(a)). Following a separate penalty hearing held pursuant to 11 DeLC. § 4209, the jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for each murder count. DeShields was sentenced to death for each first degree murder conviction, 30 years’ imprisonment for robbery, and 30 years’ imprisonment for the…
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