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FLAMER v. STATE

490 A.2d 104 (1983)

William Henry FLAMER, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Re-submitted Following Supplemental Briefing: December 6, 1982.

Decided: February 7, 1983.

Opinion on Death Sentence Submitted Following Supplemental Briefing and Argument: May 7, 1984.

Decided: September 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Reed, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dover, John A. Parkins, Jr. (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, and Gary A. Myers (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Georgetown, for plaintiff below, appellee.

Dennis A. Reardon and Richard E. Fairbanks (argued), Asst. Public Defenders, Dover, for defendant below, appellant.

Before HERRMANN, C.J., McNEILLY, QUILLEN, HORSEY and MOORE, JJ., constituting the Court en Banc.

McNEILLY, Justice:

At approximately 8:00 A.M. on a snowy February 7, 1979, Arthur Smith, thirty-five year old son of Alberta and Byard Smith, walked across the street to his parents' home and found them sprawled on the living room floor obviously murdered in cold blood.1 The ensuing police investigation led to the arrest, separate jury trials, convictions, and mandated death sentences for Andre...

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