Supreme Court of Delaware· 4/17/1996

Dawson v. State

Citations

673 A.2d 1186
1996 Del. LEXIS 145
1996 WL 189269

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holding that conclusory and unsupported assertions of ineffective assistance fail to establish that counsel acted unreasonably or that the defendant was prejudiced
holding the defendant was not entitled to postconviction discovery since he failed to provide a compelling reason relevant to any plausible defense theory
materials requested “[were] not discoverable under a good cause standard because [defendant] has shown no compelling reason for their discovery”
materials requested “[were] not discoverable under a good cause standard because [defendant] has shown no compelling reason for their discovery”
Sought-after materials were not discoverable under the postconviction discovery’s good cause standard because movant “has shown no compelling reason for their discovery.”
defendant’s argument for the unconstitutionality of his death sentence was procedurally barred when raised for the first time in motion for postconviction relief

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Judges: Veasey, Walsh, Holland, Hartnett, Jacobs

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