Legal Opinion
Gattis v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 28, 1994PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice:
This is an appeal from the Superior Court following the imposition of a death sentence. The appellant, Robert Allen Gattis (“Gattis”), was convicted of Murder First Degree, Burglary First Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited. The charges arose out of the shooting death of his girlfriend, Shirley Y. Slay (“Slay”). In the penalty phase of the trial, the jury, acting pursuant to 11 DeLC. § 4209(c)(3), determined by a vote of ten to two that the aggravating circumstances outweighed the mitigating circumstances. The Superior Court agreed with that…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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- Robert Allen Gattis v. Robert Snyder, Warden, Delaware Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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