Delaware Death Penalty Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kwame Boahene </h2> </center>

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Kwame Boahene, 63, and his co-conspirators orchestrated an international romance fraud scheme that defrauded victims across the country, including elderly victims and a victim in Delaware. The cybercriminals created fictitious online personas to develop romantic relationships with the victims. Once ... More...

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State of Delaware v. Don Eugene Nixon III

Wilmington, Delaware, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Don Eugene Nixon III was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Da’Jour Ellison. The defendant was arrested after officers conducted a traffic stop.... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Michael Kealty </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercion/Enticement of a Minor </font/color="red"></center><center> Former Smyrna Detective Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Coercion/Enticement of a Minor</h2></center> </h2></center> Michael Kealty, of Ma... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Kimon Burton-Roberson </h1>

<h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping </font/color="red"></center><center> Wilmington Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Kidnapping Resulting in Death</h2></center> </h2></center> Kimon Burton-Roberson, age 31 of Wilmingt... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Kyle Stevens </h1>

<h2><center> Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking and threatening to kill two women while, in the same timeframe, filing fraudulent applications for pandemic relief loans and laundering the proceeds </center><center> Former University of Delaware Student Wh... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Mussay Rezene </h1>

<h2><center> Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First-Degree Murder.</h2></center> <h2><center> District Man Sentenced for First-Degree Murder While Armed in Shooting Death of 17-Year-Old </h2></center> Mussay Rezene, 31, of Washington, D.C., was senten... More...

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United States of America v. Olugbenge Lawal

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Olugbenga Lawal was a member of a Nigerian-based criminal organization that victimized individuals and businesses across the United States through internet-based fraud schemes, including romance fraud and business email compromises, and laundered the proceeds of those fra... More...

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United States of America v. Ralph Harmon

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with carjacking and kidnapping in Seaford, Delaware. On January 13, 2023, defendant Ralph Harmon, 24, carjacked and kidnapped a person referred to in the Indictment as "Victim.â€ The Indictment alleges that the carjacking resulted in serious bodily injury to the Victim. Harmon is charged with carjacki... More...

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<H2> Juana Doe I, et al. v. IFC Asset Management Company, L.L.C. </H2>

Wilmington, Delaware personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on wrongful death theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages. The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available for this case. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/delaware/news/wilmington/" target... More...

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United States of America v. Michael Younger

Wilmington, Delaware criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with selling deadly fentanyl despite knowing that the drugs he sold were causing overdose deaths. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/delaware/news/wilmington/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Wilmington</a> </center> </h1> </table> Mi... More...

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United States of America v. Samuel Gulick

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fire-bombing a Planned Parenthood facility in Newark, Delaware in January 2020. Samuel Gulick, of Middletown, was for crimes associated with fire-bombing a Planned Parenthood facility in Newark, Delaware in January 2020. According to court documents and statements made in open court, at approximat... More...

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United States of America v. Robert Rodriguez

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with selling controlled substances in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§841 Rodriguez, age 58, was indicted for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm. On August 10, 2020, FBI conducted a search of the defendant's apartment in the 1300 block of W. 4th Street, Wilmington, Dela... More...

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United States of America v. Joseph J. Leonetti, Jr.

Wilmington, Delaware criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing prepubescent child pornography. Joseph J. Leonetti, Jr., Former Union President of the Wilmington Fire Department, pled guilty before the Honorable Colm F. Connolly to possessing prepubescent child pornography, announced David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. Mr. Leonetti faces... More...

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United States of America v. Pengcheng Lv

<center> <img width="400" src="https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/images/BLD2.jpg"> </center> Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Pengcheng Lv with wire fraud in connection with false representations that he made in a final report to the United States Air Force. Pengcheng Lv is a co-owner of AlphaSense, Inc. (“AlphaSense”), a small techn... More...

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United States of America v. Adrian Wood

<center><img width="600" src="https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/images/BLD2.jpg"></center> Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Adrian Wood, age 21, with engaging in a civil disorder that obstructed, impeded, or interfered with a law enforcement officer’s lawful duties. If convicted, Wood faces a statutory maximum punishment of up to five years in prison... More...

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United States of America v. Roy Horsey

<center><h1> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a>VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services Call 918-582-6422 Today </h1></center> Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Roy Horsey with drug distribution.... More...

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United States of America v. Theophil Hollis

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/de/locations/delaware.jpg"> </center> Wilmington, DE - Newark Drug Dealer Sentenced To 5 1/2 Years In Federal Prison For Deadly Heroin Theophil Hollis, 30, of Newark, was sentenced on October 3, 2019 to 5 ½ years in federal prison. Hollis had previously pled guilty to two counts of possession with intent to d... More...

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James R. Adams v. Governor of Delaware

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/de/locations/delaware.jpg"> </center> James R. Adams is a resident and member of the State Bar of Delaware. For some time, he has expressed a desire to be considered for a judicial position in that state. Following the announcement of several judicial vacancies, Adams considered applying but ultimately chose not to... More...

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Federal Trade Commission v. Shire Viropharma, Inc.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/BLD2.jpg"> </center> Shire ViroPharma, Inc. (“Shire”),1 manufactured and marketed the lucrative drug Vancocin, which is indicated to treat a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection. After Shire got wind that manufacturers were considering making generic equivalents to Vancocin, it inundated the ... More...

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James R. Adams v. Governor of Delaware

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/BLD2.jpg"> </center> James R. Adams is a resident and member of the State Bar of Delaware. For some time, he has expressed a desire to be considered for a judicial position in that state. Following the announcement of several judicial vacancies, Adams considered applying but ultimately chose not to beca... More...

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AMY GONZALEZ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DAVID MATUSIEWICZ <table> <td>

David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mothe... More...

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United States of America v. David Matusiewicz and Thomas Matusiewicz and Lenore Matusiewicz and Amy Gonzalez

Three Members of Matusiewicz Family Receive Life Sentences WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, Kevin L. Perkins, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Division, and Nathaniel McQueen, Jr., Colonel, Delaware State Police, announced today that United States District Court Judge Gerald A. McHugh senten... More...

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United States of America v. Paul Adams

North Wilmington Men Plead Guilty to Selling Drugs From Home WILMINGTON, Del. – Paul Adams, age 38, of Wilmington, Del., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute cocaine out of his home in North Wilmington, announced Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. Adam’s co-conspirator Kevin Carter, age 31, of Claymont, Del., pleaded guilty to the... More...

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STATE OF DELAWARE v. LUIS REYES

The bodies of Brandon Saunders and Vaughn Rowe were discovered in a wooded area of Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 21, 1996. Nearly four years later, on December 6, 1999, Luis Reyes ("Reyes") and Luis Cabrera ("Cabrera") were indicted as co-defendants for the murders of Saunders and Rowe ("Rockford Park Murders").1 The State sought the death penalty for both Reyes and Cabrera in ... More...

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Parker v. State Of Delaware

This 18th day of February 2016, upon consideration of the briefs of the parties and the record below, it appears to the Court that: (1) The appellant, Myron Parker (“Parker”), filed this appeal from the Superior Court’s June 24, 2015 Sentence Order. He requests that this Court vacate his sentence and remand his case for resentencing. On appeal, Parker asserts that the s... More...

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United States of America v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Wilmington, DE - Greyhound Lines to Resolve Americans With Disabilities Violations Greyhound Lines Inc., the nation’s largest provider of intercity bus transportation, will implement a series of systemic reforms to resolve allegations that it repeatedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Greyhound will pay $300,000 in compensation to certain passengers with disabilitie... More...

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State of Delaware v. Emmanuel A. Robinson

On November 14, 2014, Defendant Emmanuel A. Robinson pled guilty to one count of Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited. As part of the plea agreement, the State agreed to dismiss all of the remaining charges which included four counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, four additional counts of Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited, one coun... More...

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Franks v. State Of Delaware

In 1992 Jermaine Wright was convicted of Murder in the First Degree, Robbery in the First Degree, and related weapons offenses for his involvement in what was known as the Hi-Way Inn murder/robbery. The Superior Court imposed the death penalty for his conviction of Murder in the First Degree. Prior to trial, Wright moved to suppress a statement he had given to police. He alleged... More...

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State of Delaware v. Wright

Defendant Bruce I. Wright was charged with Murder in the First Degree, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Deadly Weapon or Ammunition By a Person Prohibited in connection with the July 17, 2000 shooting death of Jocobo Crucey. After a three week trial, on February 2, 2002, the jury returned verdicts of guilty on the lesser included charge of M... More...

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ESG Capital Partners II, LP, et al. v. Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund, LP, et al.

Non-party Timothy Burns formed ESG Capital Partners II, LP (the ―Partnership‖) for a limited purpose. After raising money from investors, the Partnership would purchase shares of stock of Facebook, Inc. before that company‘s then-anticipated initial public offering. Preferably once Facebook had completed a successful IPO, the Partnership would distribute to its in... More...

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Juan Restrepo-Duque v. State Of Delaware

On February 14, 2010, Kenton Wesley Wolf was shot with a BB gun and stabbed to death in his Smyrna residence. The police arrested Juan Restrepo Duque (“Restrepo”), an eighteen-year-old Colombian national who had been living in the U.S. for seven years, and charged him with Wolf’s murder. A Superior Court jury found Restrepo guilty of second degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon dur... More...

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Glanden v. Quirk

Husband and Wife were married for twenty-two years. They separated in September 2012, and their divorce became final in 2013. The couple had over $6 million in assets, including a $1.5 million house, investment accounts, retirement accounts, and other property. Husband worked as an associate and then as a partner in a major law firm, earning a substantial income. In May 2... More...

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Mitchell v. State

In September 2014, Frederick H. Mitchell was indicted for Aggravated Possession of Heroin (Tier 5), Drug Dealing (Tier 4), Conspiracy in the Second Degree, Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Failure to Wear a Seatbelt. On January 21, 2015, Mitchell pled guilty to the lesser included offense of Aggravated Possession of Heroin (Tier 4), ... More...

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Mary L. Rinnier v.Gracelawn Memorial Park Inc., et al

These are the facts as I find them after trial. The petitioner, Mary L. Rinnier (―Ms. Rinnier‖), is the mother of Laura Bowdoin (―Mrs. Bowdoin‖). Mrs. Bowdoin, who was married to the respondent, George Bowdoin (―Mr. Bowdoin‖), died in Pasco County, Florida on June 19, 2008. Mr. and Mrs. Bowdoin had one daughter, B., who was twelve at the t... More...

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Ortiz v. State of Delaware

This 5th day of November 2015, upon consideration of the appellant Carlos Ortiz’s opening brief, the appellee’s motion to affirm,1 and the record below, it appears to the Court that: (1) The appellant, Carlos Ortiz, filed this appeal from the Superior Court’s order denying his sixth motion for postconviction relief under Superior Court Criminal Rule 61 (“Rule 61”). T... More...

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State of Delaware v. Marvin Holmes

On December 3, 2012, a grand jury indicted Marvin Holmes on a single count of Escape in the Second Degree under 11 Del. C. § 1252. The State dismissed the charge of Escape in the Second Degree, and a grand jury re-indicted Holmes on a single count of Escape After Conviction under 11 Del. C. § 1253 on April 15, 2013. Prior to trial, Holmes filed a pro se Motion for Change of ... More...

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Revolution Retail Systems, LLC v. Sentinel Technologies, Inc.

In 2011, Vector proposed a term sheet to acquire Tidel and its subsidiary, Revolution. Tidel‟s majority stockholder, however, had high expectations for Revolution‟s business prospects, and Tidel‟s Board rejected Vector‟s offer. Vector later offered to acquire only Tidel, which Tidel accepted. Tidel and Revolution formally were separated into two indep... More...

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In re Genelux Corporation

Plaintiff Genelux Corporation (the ―Company‖) is a privately held, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Diego, California, with additional operations in Germany. Intervenor, Dr. Aladar Szalay, along with Dr. Douglas Will and Dr. John Thomas (together, the ―Founders‖), founded Genelux around 2001. In... More...

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Quadrant Structured Products Company, Ltd. v. Vertin, et al.

A five-day trial took place on June 22-25 and 30, 2015. The parties submitted over 900 exhibits, called six fact witnesses and five expert witnesses, and lodged twenty-three depositions. The following facts were proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Quadrant principally challenged Athilon’s payments of allegedly excessive service and licensing fees to an affiliate of Merced, ... More...

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Dorothy Blansfield v. Alumni Association of Arizona State University, et al.

Plaintiff, Dorothy Blansfield, was a cousin of the decedent, John J. Egyed, Jr. (the “Decedent”). Blansfield is one of the alternative residual beneficiaries designated by Decedent in his last will and testament. Defendants, the Alumni Association of Arizona State University (“Arizona State”), the Alumni Association of Temple University (“Temple”), and the Roman C... More...

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