Lawrie v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1994

Citation profile

cited by 35 later decisions

states following

July 2014

most recently cited

3 district · 32 state decisions

How this case has been cited

Cited by 35 later decisions — most recently July 2014 · most notably State v. Bland (1997), Ortiz v. State (2005)

3 district · 32 state decisions

Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.

Relationships

Relies on Gregg v. Georgia · Furman v. Georgia · Enmund v. Florida · Mahan & Rowsey, Inc. v. Oklahoma Natural Gas · Boyde v. California

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“Cases Decided Under 11 Del.C. § 4209 As Amended in 1991 by 68 Del.Laws Ch. 189 Case Name: Meri-Ya C. Baker Case No.: IN90-12-1039,1040 County: New Castle Sentence: Life Imprisonment Case Name: James B. Clark, Jr. Case No.: IN94-06-0543 through 0548 County: New Castle Sentence: Death Case Name: Charles M. Cohen Case No.: IN90-02-0474 thru 0477 County: New Castle Sentence: Life Imprisonment Case Name: David F. Dawson Case No.: IK86-0024; IK87-01-0841; 0843, 0845 County: New Castle (venue changed) Sentence: Death Case Name: Curtis Demby Case No.: IN94-12-1518 and 1519 County: New Castle Sentence: Life Imprisonment — Postcon-viction Appeal Pending Case Name: Byron S. Dickerson Case No.: IN90-12-1041,1042 County: New Castle Sentence: Life Imprisonment Case Name: Cornelius E. Ferguson Case No.: IN91-10-0576, 0578 thru 0581 County: New Castle Sentence: Death Case Name: Robert A. Gattis Case No.: IN90-05-1017 thru 1019, 1106, 1107 County: New Castle Sentence: Death — Postconviction Appeal Pending Case Name: Arthur Govan Case No.: 92-01-0166 County: New Castle Sentence: Life Imprisonment Case Name: Robert W. Jackson, III Case No.: IN-92-04-1222 thru 1227; IN92-04-1348 and 1349 County: New Castle Sentence: Death — Automatic Appeal Pending Case Name: David J. Lawrie Case No.: IK92-08-0179 thru 0185; IK92-09-0148 and 0149 County: Kent Sentence: Death Case Name: Frank W. Moore, Jr. Case No.: 92-09-0001, 0002,1001, 2001, 3001 County: Sussex Sentence: Life Imprisonment Case Name: Jack F. Ou”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. Jackson v. State
“Cases Decided Under 11 Del.C. § 4209 As Amended in 1991 by 68 Del.Laws Ch. 189 Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Meri-Ya C. Baker IN90-12-1039,1040 New Castle Life Imprisonment Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Charles M. Cohen IN90-02-0474 thru 0477 New Castle Life Imprisonment Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: David F. Dawson IK86-0024; IK87-01-0841; 0843, 0845 New Castle (venue changed) Death — Postconviction Appeal Pending Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Byron S. Dickerson IN90-12-1041,1042 New Castle Life Imprisonment Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Cornelius E. Ferguson IN91-10-0576,0578 thru 0581 New Castle Death — Postconviction Appeal Pending Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Robert A. Gattis IN90-05-1017 thru 1019,1106,1107 New Castle Death — Posteonviction Appeal Pending Arthur Govan 92-01-0166 New Castle Life Imprisonment Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Robert W. Jackson, III IN-92-04-1222 thru 1227; IN92-04-1348 and 1349 New Castle Death — Automatic Appeal Pending Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: David J. Lawrie IK92-08-0179 thru 0185; IK92-09-0148 and 0149 Kent Death — Posteonviction Appeal Pending Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Frank W. Moore, Jr. 92-09-0001, 0002,1001, 2001, 3001 Sussex Life Imprisonment Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: Jack F. Outten IN92-01-1144 and 1145 New Castle Death Case Name: Case No.: County: Sentence: James W. Perez IN93-02-1191 and 11”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. Wright v. State
“(g) Automatic review of death penalty by Delaware Supreme Court. (2) The Supreme Court shall limit its review under this Section to the recommendation on and imposition of the penalty of death and shall determine a. Whether, considering the totality of evidence in aggravation and mitigation which bears upon the particular circumstances or details of the offense and the character and propensities of the offender, the death penalty was either arbitrarily or capriciously imposed or recommended, or disproportionate to the penalty recommended or imposed in similar cases arising under this section. b. Whether the evidence supports the judge’s finding of a statutory aggravating circumstance as enumerated in subsection (e) of this section and, where applicable, § 636(a)(2)-(7) of this title. (4) With regard to review of the sentence in accordance with this subsection, the Court shall: a. Affirm the sentence of death. b. Set aside the sentence of death and remand for correction of any errors during the hearing and for imposition of the appropriate penalty. Such errors shall not affect the determination of guilt and shall not preclude the reimposition of death where appropriately determined after a new hearing on punishment. c. Set forth its findings as to the reasons for its actions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. Weeks v. State

How this case has been treated — in progress

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