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  • C L ED •S •B• ACONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

    DELAWARE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

    PRESENTS

    Property of Delaware State Bar AssociationPermission required to reproduce

    Co-Sponsored by The Delaware State Bar Association and the Delaware Bar Foundation

    Friday, October 28, 2016 • 8:20 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

    7.0 hours CLE credit including 3.0 hours of Enhanced Ethics for Delaware and Pennsylvania attorneys

    Chase Center on the Riverfront 815 Justison St., Wilmington, DE

    OFFICE AND TRIAL PRACTICE 2016

  • DSBACLE

    FEATURED SPEAKER

    GUEST AUTHOR

    PROGRAM

    Dean A. Strang is a lawyer in Madison, Wisconsin, best known for his work as one of Steven Avery's trial lawyers whose story was told in Netflix’s documentary, Making a Murderer. He has also written his first book, Worse Than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror. Mr. Strang served five years as Wisconsin’s first Federal Defender and cofounded Strang Bradley, LLC. He is an adjunct professor at Marquette University Law School, the Uni-versity of Wisconsin Law School, and University of Wisconsin's Division of Continuing Studies. Mr. Strang is a member of the American Law Institute and serves on several charity boards, including the Wisconsin Innocence Project. His second book will be published in early 2018.

    The Office and Trial Practice Forum is an annual CLE offering focusing on practical and ethical topics which assist practi-tioners in the various duties of their firm or office. The featured speaker, Dean A. Strang, Esquire is a Wisconsin criminal attorney who’s representation of accused murderer, Steven Avery, resulted in his client’s conviction being overturned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Mr. Strang’s discussion of systemic injustice is accompanied by other discussions by distinguished speakers on the status of the death penalty in Delaware, professionalism, disability law, and authenticity in the workplace.

    Dr. Karissa Thacker is a widely respected management psychologist who has served as a consultant in over 200 Fortune 500 com-panies including UPS, Best Buy, and AT&T. Her specialty is executive coaching with a focus on increased performance at work in combination with increased individual satisfaction at work. Her coaching method assumes that increases in effectiveness or produc-tivity without increasing personal satisfaction are not built to last. Karissa is the author of The Art of Authenticity, which debuted on 800-CEO-Read best seller list in the spring of 2016. She served as a senior consultant at RHR International, a global management consultancy specializing in executive development. She is the founder and president of Strategic Performance Solutions, Inc, a

    management consulting firm focused on creating innovative solutions in the space of human performance and satisfaction at work. Dr. Thacker serves as adjunct faculty at the Lerner School of Business at the University of Delaware and is a regular contributor to Fast Company magazine.

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 20168:20 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Registration and Continental Breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m.

    7.0 hours CLE credit including 3.0 hours of Enhanced Ethics for Delaware and Pennsylvania attorneys

    Chase Center on the Riverfront 815 Justison St., Wilmington, DE

    Co-Sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association and the Delaware Bar Foundation

    OFFICE AND TRIAL PRACTICE 2016

    DSBACLE

    Dean A. Strang, EsquireStrang Bradley, LLCFormer co-counsel for Steven Avery and featured in Making a Murderer

  • PROGRAM SCHEDULE

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 20168:20 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Registration and Continental Breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m.

    7.0 hours CLE credit including 3.0 hours of Enhanced Ethics for Delaware and Pennsylvania attorneys

    Chase Center on the Riverfront 815 Justison St., Wilmington, DE

    Co-Sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association and the Delaware Bar Foundation

    OFFICE AND TRIAL PRACTICE 2016

    8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast

    8:20 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.Introductory Remarks The Honorable Andrea L. RocanelliJudge, Superior Court

    8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Professionalism – A Critical Component to Successin the Legal Workplace Doneene Keemer Damon, Esquire Richards, Layton and Finger, P.A.C. Malcolm Cochran IV, EsquireRichards, Layton and Finger, P.A.Kathleen Furey McDonough, EsquirePotter Anderson & Corroon LLPTobey M. Daluz, EsquireBallard Spahr LLP

    9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Professionalism and the Art of Legal Writing The Honorable Jack B. JacobsJustice, Delaware Supreme Court (retired)Joel Friedlander, EsquireFriedlander & Gorris, P.A.Jennifer Ying, EsquireMorris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP

    10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Break

    10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. The Current State of Capital Punishment in Delaware The Honorable Paul R. WallaceJudge, Superior Court

    11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Professionalism: A View from the Federal Bench The Honorable Richard G. AndrewsJudge, United States District CourtThe Honorable Sherry R. FallonMagistrate, United States District Court

    12:45 p.m. –1:30 p.m. | Lunch (Provided)

    1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Considering Systemic Injustice in Light of Making a Murderer Dean A. Strang, EsquireStrang Bradley, LLCIntroduced by Yvonne Takvorian Saville, EsquireWeiss & Saville, P.A.

    2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Changing Face of American Legal Education Rodney A. Smolla, EsquireDean, Widener University Delaware Law School

    3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Disability Law and Inequality: From Theory to PracticeRobert L. Hayman, Jr., EsquireEmeritus Professor, Widener University Delaware Law School

    3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Break

    3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Authenticity in the WorkplaceDr. Karissa ThackerAuthor of The Art of Authenticity

    4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Book Signing by Dr. Thacker Books will be available for purchase before and after the seminar at the Barnes and Noble table.

    DSBACLE

  • Introductory Remarks

    The Honorable Andrea L. RocanelliJudge, Superior Court

  • The Honorable Andrea L. Rocanelli

    The Honorable Andrea L. Rocanelli was appointed to the Superior Court of the

    State of Delaware by Governor Jack A. Markell on June 5, 2013. Previously, Judge

    Rocanelli served as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas by appointment of

    Governor Markell on April 21, 2009.

    In the Court of Common Pleas, Judge Rocanelli was responsible for the Court’s

    Drug Diversion Program in New Castle County and was a founding member of the

    Delaware coalition involving community health and law enforcement to identify

    alternative approaches to addressing prostitution in the community. Judge

    Rocanelli was appointed as a Commissioner of SENTAC as a representative of the

    Court of Common Pleas.

    By appointment of the Delaware Supreme Court, Judge Rocanelli serves as a

    member of various commissions and committees, including the Delaware

    Commission on Continuing Education and as the judiciary’s representative to the

    State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. Judge Rocanelli

    previously has served as a member of the Permanent Advisory Committee on the

    Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence, and on committees of the Delaware State

    Bar Association, including the DSBA Committee on Access to Justice in CCP

    Consumer Debt Collection Actions and the DSBA Committee on Diversity. Judge

    Rocanelli is a member of the Rodney Inn of Court, serving on the Executive

    Committee for a number of years and as President.

    In 2013, Judge Rocanelli was recognized with the Judicial Partnership Award by

    the Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, awarded to a leader

    who advances the causes of individuals challenged with mental health and/or

    substance abuse disorders. In 2010, Judge Rocanelli was recognized by the

    Delaware Bar Association with the Women’s Leadership Award, awarded to a

    member of the Delaware Bar whose character, strength, personality, achievement

    and activities in matters affecting women lawyers have served as an inspiration to

    and a model for women lawyers in their professional careers. In August 2009,

    Judge Rocanelli was recognized by the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance

    Programs with an award for her outstanding contribution to the bench, bar and

    public through efforts to maintain the integrity of the legal professions and

    improve the quality of life for lawyers.

  • Judge Rocanelli received her J.D. from Harvard Law School, and her B.A., summa

    cum laude, from Boston College. After several years of private practice in Boston,

    Judge Rocanelli practiced law in Delaware with the firm of Morris, Nichols, Arsht

    & Tunnell. Judge Rocanelli served as Chief Counsel of the Office of Disciplinary

    Counsel for the Delaware Supreme Court, with responsibility for the practice of

    law and legal ethics in the state of Delaware.

    Judge Rocanelli’s present term ends June 4, 2025.

  • Professionalism – A Critical Component to Successin the Legal Workplace

    Doneene Keemer Damon, Esquire Richards, Layton and Finger, P.A.

    C. Malcolm Cochran IV, EsquireRichards, Layton and Finger, P.A.

    Kathleen Furey McDonough, EsquirePotter Anderson & Corroon LLP

    Tobey M. Daluz, EsquireBallard Spahr LLP

  • DONEENE KEEMER DAMON, executive vice president of the firm, focuses primarily on formation and operational issues relating to Delaware statutory and common law trusts in all types of commercial and business transactions, representing issuers, underwriters, investors, and trustees. Doneene also represents banks and trust companies in connection with their trust and agency services under Delaware and New York law in various commercial transactions, including their roles as trustee, collateral agent, custodian, master servicer, depository agent, and exchange agent.

    Doneene’s varied corporate trust transactional practice includes asset-backed securities, including auto loans and leases, credit cards, student loans, residential mortgages, home equity loans, equipment leases, litigation settlements, insurance policies, and intellectual property; royalty trusts; liquidation trusts; and voting trusts. Doneene is also experienced in capital securities and hybrid capital securities; mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and private equity funds; and collateralized loan obligations, cross-border leasing transactions, project finance transactions, and defeasance transactions. In addition, Doneene represents health-care clients in all types of commercial and transactional matters, including the purchase and servicing of health-care receivables and the issuance of tax-exempt bonds.

    Representative Experience

    • Asset-backed securities, including auto loans and leases, credit cards, student loans, residential mortgages, home equity loans, equipment leases, litigation settlements, insurance policies and intellectual property

    • Capital securities

    • Hybrid capital securities

    • Collateralized loan obligations

    • Cross-border leasing transactions

    • Mutual funds and exchange traded funds

    • Health care receivables

    • Liquidation trusts

    • Voting trusts

    • Independent director and independent manager

    • Private equity funds

    • Defeasance transactions

    Publications

    • “The Alphabet Soup of the Federal Crisis Programs,” Bloomberg Law Reports, July 2009

    • “The Role of the Trustee,” Practising Law Institute

    Doneene Keemer [email protected]: 302.651.7526Fax: 302.498.7526

    One Rodney Square920 North King StreetWilmington, DE 19801

  • Professional Recognition

    • National Association of Professional Women, VIP Woman of the Year Circle, 2015-2016

    • Jean Allard Glass Cutter Award, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, 2015

    • American Bar Foundation Fellow

    • American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers Fellow

    • Chambers USA

    • The Best Lawyers in America

    • National Diversity Council Leadership Excellence in the Law Award 2014

    • Pennsylvania Diversity Council, 2014 Leadership in Law Honoree

    • Temple University Beasley School of Law Gallery of Success, 2014 Honoree

    • The International Who’s Who of Women Lawyers

    • The International Women’s Review Board for Excellence in Law

    • YWCA Trailblazer Award

    LeadershipIn addition to her leadership roles in the firm as a member of the Executive Committee and chair of the Diversity Committee, Doneene holds leadership positions in many organizations, including:

    • American Bar Association - Business Law Section

    • The Business Lawyer, Editorial Board

    • Committee on Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees, Former Chair

    • Committee on Corporate Director Diversity, Former Co-Chair

    • Banking Law Committee

    • Diversity Committee, Lawyers of Color Subcommittee Chair

    • Section Sponsorship Task Force, Chair

    • Securitization and Structured Finance Committee, Vice Chair and Director for Diversity

    • UCC Committee

    • Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations, Membership and Diversity Co-Chair

    • Commission on Women, Liaison

    • Structured Finance Industry Group

    • Trustee Subforum

    • Outside Counsel Subforum

    • Women in Securitization, Mentor Subcommittee, Co-Chair

    • Delaware State Bar Association

    • Advisory Board, Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section

    • Carpenter-Walsh Delaware Pro Bono Inn of Court

    • Christiana Care Health System, Inc. and Health Services, Inc., Board of Directors

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  • • Delaware Community Foundation, Board of Directors

    • Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Board of Trustees

    Education

    • J.D., cum laude, Temple University School of Law, 1992

    • B.S., Accounting, cum laude, St. Joseph’s University, 1989

    Admitted to Practice

    • Delaware, 1992

    • District of Columbia, 1994

    • New York, 2012

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  • Office and Trial Practice Seminar on ProfessionalismProfessionalism - A Critical Component to

    Success in the Legal Workplace

    Doneene Keemer Damon – Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., moderatorC. Malcolm Cochran IV – Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.Toby Daluz – Ballard Spahr LLPKathleen McDonough – Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

    October 28, 2016

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  • What is Professionalism?

    • Defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as:

    • the skill, good judgment, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well

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  • Professionalism and The Delaware Lawyer

    • The Delaware State Bar Association and The Delaware Supreme Court jointly adopted the Principles of Professionalism which became effective November 1, 2003• Not intended to establish minimum standards of

    professional care or competence or as altering a lawyer’s responsibilities under the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct• Purpose of Principles of Professionalism is to promote

    and foster ideals of professional courtesy, conduct and cooperation 3

  • Professionalism and The Delaware Lawyer

    • Requires:• Integrity• Compassion• Learning• Civility• Diligence• Public Service

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  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers

    • In general, lawyers should develop and maintain qualities of integrity, compassion, learning, civility, diligence and public service that mark the most admired members of our profession• A lawyer should provide an example to the community in

    these qualities and should not be satisfied with minimal compliance with mandatory rules governing professional conduct• Applies to office practice and to litigation

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  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers - Integrity

    • Integrity – personal integrity is the most important quality in a lawyer. • Requires:• Personal conduct that does not impair the rendering

    of professional service of the highest skill and ability• Acting with candor – both in the expression of truth

    and the refusal to mislead others in speech and demeanor

    • Preserving confidences• Treating others with respect• Acting with conviction and courage in advocating a

    lawful cause6

  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers - Compassion

    • Compassion – respect for the personal dignity of all persons• A lawyer should treat all persons, including adverse

    lawyers and parties, fairly and equitably and should refrain from acting upon or manifesting racial, gender or other bias or prejudice toward any participant in the legal process

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  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers - Learning

    • Learning – a lawyer’s commitment to learning involves academic study in the law followed by continual individual research and investigation in those fields in which the lawyer offers legal services to the public

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  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers - Civility

    • Civility – professional civility is conduct that shows not only respect for the courts and colleagues, but also for all people encountered in practice• Requires respect – promptness in meeting appointments,

    consideration of others, responding to communications, resisting personal attacks

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  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers - Diligence

    • Diligence – a lawyer should expend the time, effort and energy required to master the facts and law presented by each professional task

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  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers – Public Service

    • Public Service – a lawyer should assist and substantially participate in civic, educational and charitable organizations• A lawyer should render substantial professional services

    on a charitable, or pro bono, basis on behalf of those persons who cannot afford adequate legal assistance

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  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers – Businesslike Office Practices

    • Develop business plans that address appropriate objectives as well as changing economic, industry, and regulatory environments.

    • Clearly define areas of responsibility. Assign responsibility and delegated authority to deal appropriately with the firm’s goals, objectives, operating functions and regulatory requirements.

    • Establish performance objectives and provide regular appraisals to all employees. Specify the level of competence needed for particular jobs in requisite skills and knowledge requirements. Communicate clearly to all personnel the responsibilities and expectations for their activities. 12

  • Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers – Businesslike Office Practices

    • Establish open communication channels to facilitate the flow of information throughout the firm and to those who need the information. Consult with individuals who have the expertise to make informed decisions.

    • Provide the appropriate training, cross-training, and resources to help personnel perform their duties successfully. Assign duties to individuals who have been properly trained, can make sound judgments, do not have conflicting duties, and fully understand what is expected.

    • Protect client information by establishing procedures that properly secure and dispose of confidential, sensitive and/or private information. 13

  • Professionalism – What Makes a Successful Law Office?

    • A successful law firm leverages its strengths, invests in its people and always strives to meet and exceed its clients’ expectations

    • Successful law firms embody the Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers

    • Successful law firms have successful leaders

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  • Professionalism – What Makes a Successful Law Office?

    • Successful leaders have certain characteristics:• Intellectual horsepower• Credibility as a lawyer• Firm-mindedness• Fair-mindedness• Outstanding communication skills.

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  • Professionalism – What Makes a Successful Law Office?

    • Successful leaders:• Keep up to date with not only law firm management

    best practices, but also study the history of law firm successes and failures.

    • Aggressively recruit lawyers who can ultimately complement the management skill sets of the firm; that is, a good leader is not tempted to “hire in his or her own image.”

    • Identify and groom potential successors. • Have earned the trust of others in the firm.

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  • Professionalism – What Makes a Successful Law Office?

    • Successful leaders:• Lead by example• Build consensus around a short set of core values,

    ones that are clearly defined and about which the firm is prepared to hold its people accountable.

    • Understand that values guide our individual behaviors, and collective behavior creates culture.

    • Make firm culture and values an integral part of every conversation and decision.

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  • Professionalism – What Makes a Successful Law Office?

    • Successful leaders:• Value those working for and with them. • Set expectations, keep lines of communication open

    and have the flexibility to know when to go in another direction.

    • Appreciate the contributions and role of others• Focus on the development of others and succession

    planning• Create positive work environments

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  • Professionalism – What Makes a Successful Law Office?

    • We should always bear in mind that leaders and managers are not necessarily one and the same. • Leaders are not working alone; they are

    working with others and helping to instill a vision.

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  • Professionalism In General –What to do when things go south

    • Consider the potential impact of your response and actions on your reputation and professional relationships• If another party proves difficult to work with:• Address communication breakdowns in real time; do

    not accept rude or inappropriate conduct• Don’t take it personally

    • Refer to the Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers:• http://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=3

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  • For more than 25 years, Mike Cochran has focused his practice on the litigation and trial of complex business and other civil disputes. He is a skilled advocate who has represented a wide variety of clients, ranging from multinational and publicly traded companies to local Delaware businesses and institutions. His clients have also included state and local governments, prominent public figures, estates, individuals and many others.

    Mike has substantial experience in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Superior Court and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Recently, he has been engaged in a series of cases involving complex trade secret and restrictive covenant claims. Mike has litigated a wide range of other, complex business disputes, injury and death claims, civil rights claims, and many more.

    Honored with several awards for his work on behalf of Delaware’s abused and neglected children, Mike is committed to pro bono work and serves as chair of the firm’s Pro Bono and Community Service Committee. He also heads the Litigation Department’s Commercial and Business Litigation Group. Representative Experience

    • Incyte Corporation v. Flexus Biosciences: Ongoing representation in Delaware Superior Court (“CCLD”) of biosciences company in defense of trade secret and related claims arising in connection with the development of cancer immunotherapy medication.

    • RCS Capital Corp. v. Lightyear Capital LLC: Defense of expedited litigation in Delaware Bankruptcy Court alleging breach of confidentiality and non-competition agreements.

    • McDole v. City of Wilmington: Ongoing defense of civil rights litigation brought against City of Wilmington and four of its police officers in connection with the death of an individual during a 2015 incident.

    • Revolution Retail Systems, LLC v. Sentinel Technologies, Inc.: Representation of technology company in defense of claims brought in Delaware Court of Chancery alleging breach of confidentiality, noncompetition, and licensing agreements.

    • Michael Spinks v. Estate of Ronald E. “Butch” Lewis: Representation of the estate of internationally known boxing promoter Butch Lewis in the defense of claims brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery by former heavyweight champion Michael Spinks alleging breach of fiduciary duty and conversion.

    • PCMS International Inc. v. 2295113 Canada, Inc.: Defense of trade secret, license and related claims in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Case involved complex computer software, contract and licensing issues.

    • Teleglobe Communications Corp. v. BCE: Representation of subsidiaries of a major international telecommunications provider in the litigation of claims brought in the Delaware District Court and Bankruptcy Court relating to parent’s decision to withdraw funding. Case involved claims in excess of $500 million.

    • Statoil Marketing and Trading (US) Inc. v. Western Refining Yorktown, Inc.: Representation of oil refiner in claims brought in the Delaware Superior Court arising from alleged breach of oil supply contract due to event of force majeure. Case involved claims in excess of $100 million.

    • Hale v. City of Wilmington: Representation of the City of Wilmington and its

    C. Malcolm [email protected]: 302.651.7506Fax: 302.498.7701

    One Rodney Square920 North King StreetWilmington, DE 19801

  • police officers in a highly publicized civil rights case filed in the Delaware District Court, involving complex constitutional claims arising from the death of an individual as he was being taken into police custody.

    • Occupy Delaware v. City of Wilmington: Representation of the City of Wilmington in the defense of civil rights claims brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery by the ACLU on behalf of Occupy Delaware, over the occupation of Peter Spencer Plaza in the City of Wilmington.

    • Frontier Oil Corp. v. Holly Oil Corp: Representation of petroleum refiner in claims brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery arising from the alleged breach of a merger agreement. Case focused on the interpretation of a material adverse change provision in the merger agreement and on the doctrine of repudiation under Delaware law.

    • DeBakey Corp. v. Raytheon Service Co.: Defense of joint venture partner in claims exceeding $50 million arising from failed venture for the development and sale of telemedicine systems. Case was tried in the Court of Chancery, resulting in a defense verdict.

    • Evonik Stockhausen, Inc. v. Tyco Healthcare Group: Delaware counsel for plaintiff in Delaware District Court case involving claims exceeding $20 million arising from alleged breach of a commercial supply agreement.

    • Chesapeake Corp. v. Shore: Representation of plaintiff in Delaware Chancery Court trial of claims arising from corporate control contest where defendants were found to have wrongfully adopted defensive measures in an effort to ward off corporate takeover.

    • Emerald Partners v. Berlin: Representation of plaintiff in Delaware Chancery Court trial of claims for breach of fiduciary duty arising from a merger, resulting in Delaware Supreme Court decisions further defining the fiduciary duties of directors under Delaware law.

    • VS&A Communications Partners L.P. v. Palmer Broadcasting Ltd. Pshp: Representation of defendant in the trial of an action brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery for specific performance of an asset purchase agreement for the acquisition of broadcast properties, resulting in defense verdict.

    • Special Board Committees: Representation of a special litigation committee formed to investigate stock option vesting and related claims arising from the failed merger of two multinational telecommunications companies; representation of other special committees formed to investigate claims of misconduct by corporate officers and directors.

    • Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau v. Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware: Representation of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware in litigation filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery regarding the Commissioner’s implementation of Delaware’s workers’ compensation reform statutes, forcing a statewide reduction in premium rates for Delaware businesses.

    • Harden and City of Wilmington v. Christina School District: Representation of the City of Wilmington and individual plaintiffs in a Delaware Chancery Court case that resulted in the issuance of an injunction preventing school district from closing its elementary schools in the City of Wilmington.

    • Keefe Commissary Network, LLC v. The Delaware Department of Correction: Representation of commissary and financial services contractor in bid dispute with the Delaware Department of Corrections. This Chancery Court litigation forced a re-bid of the contract at issue.

    • Christiana Care: Representation of Delaware’s largest hospital system

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  • and subsidiaries in various matters, including AAA arbitrations of disputes with health benefits providers, peer review proceedings, emergency guardianship and malpractice matters.

    • Nanticoke Hospital: Ongoing general representation.

    • Townsend Fire Company v. VFIS: Representation of local fire company in Delaware Superior Court case seeking insurance coverage for damages resulting from the collapse of its fire hall during blizzard of 2010.

    • PHB v. Travelers Insurance Company: Representation of local building contractor in insurance coverage dispute resulting from concrete failures.

    • Liggett Group Inc. v. Affiliated FM Insurance Company, et al.: Representation of Reliance Insurance Company in Delaware Superior Court coverage action brought by tobacco companies for coverage of tobacco health-related lawsuits.

    Recent Publications

    • “Delaware’s Two Courts for Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants,” ABA Commercial & Business Litigation, January 26, 2016

    • Lobbying, PACs and Campaign Finance: 50 State Handbook, 2016 ed., Delaware chapter, 2016

    • “The 2014 Amendments to the Expert Discovery Provisions of Superior Court Civil Rule 26: A Practitioner’s Read,” Delaware State Bar Association, February 2015

    • “Delaware’s Business Courts: The Complementary Nature of the Court of Chancery and the Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division,” Delaware State Bar Association, May 2014

    • “But the Examination Still Proceeds: A Primer on Surviving the Difficult Deposition,” ABA Section of Litigation 2012 Section Annual Conference, April 18, 2012

    • “The Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division,” BNA’s U.S. Law Week, October 4, 2011

    • “Court of Chancery Issues New Guidelines for the Preservation of Electronically Stored Information,” ABA Commercial and Business Litigation

    • “The Delaware Corner: A New Forum for Complex Commercial Disputes,” ABA Commercial and Business Litigation

    • “The Delaware Corner: Poison Pills and a New Judge,” ABA Commercial and Business Litigation

    Panels and Presentations

    • “Deposition Do’s and Don’ts,” Delaware State Bar Association, 20th Annual Rubenstein-Walsh Seminar, Wilmington, Delaware, February 6, 2015

    • “Delaware: The “Go-to” Forum for Global Business,” SCG Legal, Washington, D.C., September 7, 2014

    • “Delaware’s Business Courts: Recent Developments and Best Practices,” ABA Section of Litigation and Delaware State Bar Association, Wilmington, Delaware, May 16, 2014

    • “Deposition Practice in Complex Cases: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” ABA Section of Litigation, Section Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., April 18, 2012

    • “Lessons from Tragedy: Legal, Professional and Ethical Issues Raised

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  • by Bradley and Beyond,” Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, November 4, 2011

    • “Leadership Fights and Multi-Jurisdictional Gamesmanship in Deal Litigation,” ABA Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, June 2, 2011

    • “Children & Families First Honors Director Mike Cochran,” Wilmington, Delaware, November 15, 2010

    • “The Ethical Dimensions of Deposition Practice,” 13th Annual Rubenstein-Walsh Seminar, Wilmington, Delaware, January 2008

    • “Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Delaware,” Lorman, Wilmington, Delaware, September 2007, 2008

    Awards

    • Christopher W. White Distinguished Access to Justice Commitment Award, Delaware State Bar Association, 2015

    • Delaware Volunteer Firefighter’s Association President’s Award, 2014

    • ABA Section of Litigation, Outstanding Subcommittee Chair, 2013-14

    • Delaware Service to Children Award, 2012, Office of the Child Advocate for the State of Delaware

    • J. Thompson Brown Award For Outstanding Contributions to Family Life In Delaware, 2010

    Leadership• Co-Chair, Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, ABA Section

    of Litigation

    • Chair, Delaware Child Protection Accountability Commission (2006-2016)

    • Co-Chair, Joint Committee on the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse (2011-2013)

    • Co-Chair, 147th Delaware General Assembly Task Force on the Funding of Ambulance and EMS Service in Delaware (2013-2014)

    • Director, Delaware Bar Foundation

    • Member, Delaware Superior Court Committee on Complex Civil Litigation

    • Member, American Bar Association, Litigation and Business Law Sections

    • Member, Delaware State Bar Association, Corporate Law and Litigation Sections

    • Member, Delaware State Bar Association, Nominating Committee (2010-2012)

    • Member, Delaware Child Death, Near Death, Still Birth Commission (2006-2016)

    • Member, Governor’s Steering Committee on the Protection of Children (2010-2015)

    • New Castle County Co-Chair, Combined Campaign For Justice (2014)

    • Member, Delaware State Bar Association Musical Players

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  • Education

    • J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1985

    • B.A., University of Delaware, 1982

    Admitted to Practice• Delaware

    • United States District Court, District of Delaware

    • United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit

    • United States Supreme Court

    Pro Bono Activities• Chair, Richards, Layton & Finger’s Pro Bono and Community Service

    Committee

    • Represents children in proceedings in the Delaware courts through Delaware’s Office of Child Advocate

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  • Kathleen Furey McDonough

    Kathleen Furey McDonough has practiced law since 1985 with the

    Wilmington, Delaware firm of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, and has

    been a partner in the firm since 1993. Ms. McDonough is a 1985

    graduate of the Temple University School of Law and graduated from

    Saint Joseph’s University in 1979. Ms. McDonough is the head of the

    Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Ms. McDonough also

    represents secondary and post-secondary institutions with respect to

    employment and education law issues. Ms. McDonough currently serves

    on the Firm’s Executive and Diversity Committees.

  • DMEAST #27037419 v1

    Tobey M. Daluz, Esquire

    Tobey M. Daluz is a partner with Ballard Spahr LLP and handles corporate restructuring, workouts and

    general bankruptcy litigation. She represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, insurers, indenture

    trustees, and official committees in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. She also represents buyers of assets in

    the context of sales under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.

    Ms. Daluz is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and she is the founding Chair (now

    member) of the Delaware Network of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring

    Confederation (IWIRC). She is a member of the Bankruptcy Law Section and Multicultural Judges and

    Lawyers Section of the Delaware State Bar Association.

    Ms. Daluz was appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to serve a three-year term on

    its Lawyers Advisory Committee, which comments on proposed rules of the Circuit and serves as a

    liaison between the court and legal community. Over the past decade, she has served on the Third

    Circuit’s Merit Selection Panel and participated in the review and recommendation of candidates for five

    Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Judge positions.

    From 2011 to 2016, Ms. Daluz served on the firm’s Executive Management Committee as the Partner-in-

    Charge of Attorney Career Advancement and was responsible for the recruitment, training, professional

    development, compensation, and evaluation of nearly 275 non-partner lawyers. Effective July 1, 2016,

    she was elected by her partners to serve a three-year term on the firm’s Board.

    Ms. Daluz lectures both locally and nationally on the topics of bankruptcy and diversity in the legal

    profession.

  • Professionalism and the Art of Legal Writing

    The Honorable Jack B. JacobsJustice, Delaware Supreme Court (retired)

    Joel Friedlander, EsquireFriedlander & Gorris, P.A.

    Jennifer Ying, EsquireMorris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP

  • JACK B. JACOBS

    Before joining Sidley Austin LLP as Senior Counsel in October 2014, Jack B. Jacobs

    served as a Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court since 2003 and as Vice Chancellor of the

    Delaware Court of Chancery since October 1985. Mr. Jacobs holds an undergraduate degree

    from the University of Chicago (B.A., 1964, Phi Beta Kappa), a law degree from Harvard

    University (LLB., 1967), and an LLD (Hon.) from Widener University (2011).

    Mr. Jacobs is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Law Schools of New York

    University, Columbia University, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Pennsylvania. He

    is a member of the American Law Institute (having formerly served as Advisor on the

    Restatement (Third) of Restitution and currently on the Principles of the Law of Liability

    Insurance Projects) and the Delaware and American Bar Associations. He also is Life Fellow of

    the American Bar Foundation, and serves on the Advisory Boards of the University of

    Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics, of the Harvard Corporate Governance Program,

    and of the Rand Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance.

    Mr. Jacobs has participated in academic symposia and continuing legal education

    programs related to corporate and securities law sponsored by various law schools and

    Continuing Legal Education organizations. He has authored (and co-authored) numerous law

    review articles addressing various aspects of corporation law, mergers and acquisitions, and

    corporate governance.

    He has also guest lectured at numerous American and foreign law schools, and has

    delivered (among others) the Distinguished Jurist Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania Law

    School (March 2002); the Regent’s Lecture in Residence at the UCLA School of Law (January

    2005); the Morrison & Foerster Lecture at Stanford Law School (February 2009); and was the

    Distinguished Visiting Jurist at the Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Program (2008).

    Mr. Jacobs has been an invited guest speaker at various international corporate law conferences,

    including Hong Kong (October 2003); Seoul, Korea (November 2004); Tokyo, Japan (November

    2005 and June 2010); Stockholm, Sweden(March 2006); Amsterdam, Netherlands (April 2006);

    Sydney, Australia(April 2008); (Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel (2008, 2012, and 2013); Oxford

    University (England, 2008 and 2011); Singapore, (January 2014); and Salzburg, Austria

    (October 2015)

  • Mr. Friedlander has over 20 years of experience litigating breach of fiduciary duty actions and contract disputes relating to the control of Delaware entities. The current edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes him as “Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Wilmington, Delaware.” The current edition of Chambers USA designates him as Band 1 and states: “[He] is noted for his successful representation of high-profile clients.” Mr. Friedlander has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal and named “Litigator of the Week” inThe Am Law Litigation Daily. He repeatedly has been selected for annual inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Benchmark Litigation, Chambers & Partners, and Delaware “Super Lawyers”. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

    Education University of Pennsylvania School of Law, J.D., 1992 Executive Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review Recipient, Fred G. Leebron Award for Constitutional Law The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, B.S., cum laude, 1988 Benjamin Franklin Scholar; General Honors Program

    Professional and Community Activities Chairman of the Board and President, Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association President, Delaware Region, Jewish National Fund Board of Advisors, University of Pennsylvania Institute of Law and Economics Member, Delaware Supreme Court Rules Committee (2009-2016) Member, Delaware State Advisory Committee, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2014-2015) Past President, The Milton & Hattie Kutz Home, Inc., a skilled nursing facility Delaware State Bar Association Member, Nominating Committee (2015-2016)

    Member, Executive Committee (2005-2006) Assistant to the President (1998-1999) Master, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court (2002-2005) Associate Member, Delaware Board of Bar Examiners (1998-2003) Editorial Board, Delaware Lawyer (1998-2003) President, Delaware Chapter, Lawyers Division, Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies (1994-1999) Adjunct Professor, Widener Law School, teaching Equity (1998)

    Law Review Articles and Seminars “Is Delaware’s ‘Other Major Political Party’ Really Entitled To Half of Delaware’s Judiciary?,” 58 Arizona Law Review ___ (forthcoming 2016) “How Rural/Metro Exposed the Systemic Problem of Disclosure Settlements,” 40 Delaware

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  • Journal of Corporate Law 877 (2016) “Overturn Time-Warner Three Different Ways,” 33 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 631 (2008) "The Rule of Law at Century's End," 5 Texas Review of Law & Politics 317 (2001) "Corporation and Kulturkampf: Time Culture as Illegal Fiction," 29 University of Connecticut Law Review 31 (1996) "Constitution and Kulturkampf: A Reading of the Shadow Theology of Justice Brennan," 140 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1049 (1992) Mr. Friedlander has spoken on corporate law issues at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Harvard Law School, New York University School of Law, Columbia Law School, James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, Widener University Delaware Law School, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and Hebrew University in Jerusalem, among other forums. In 2015, he participated in the inaugural session of the Salzburg Forum on Global Developments in Corporate Governance.

    Prior Experience

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 1993-1995 Law Clerk to The Honorable Jack B. Jacobs, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1992-1993

    State Bar Admission

    Delaware, 1993

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  • Joel Friedlander’s Advice for Legal Writing

    1. Think hard about the key argument you want to make

    o Edit everything (especially headings and introductory paragraphs) to make that point

    o Cut material that does not make the argument flow o Move the good stuff to the front o Move footnote substance to the text o Effective rhetoric is context specific; avoid cookie-cutter outlines,

    inserts, sections o Avoid empty rhetoric, adjectives, adverbs

    2. Clarity of expression is paramount

    o One thought per sentence o One concept per paragraph o Each sentence must logically follow from the preceding sentence o Express each point; don’t assume that the reader will figure it out

    3. Quote best language from best cases

    o Quoted full sentences are authoritative o Do not paraphrase, clip quotes, or string cite without parentheticals; o Three sentence maximum per case; explain salient points of key cases o Introduce block quotes by summarizing the key language

    4. Tell affirmative story in opening briefs and answering briefs; reply is for

    dismantling the other side

    5. Shape your narrative in chronological order

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  • Jennifer is an associate with the Intellectual Property Litigation Group. Her practice focuses on patent, copyright

    and trademark cases encompassing many areas of technology. In 2014, she was included in Lawyers of Color’s

    Annual Hot List.

    EDUCATION

    J.D., 2010, University of Pennsylvania Law School

    Associate and Senior Editor, 2008-2010, University of Pennsylvania Law Review

    Executive Editor, 2009-2010, East Asia Law Review

    S.B., electrical engineering & computer science, 2005, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    S.B., management, 2005, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    CLERKSHIPS

    Law Clerk to The Honorable Jack B. Jacobs, Delaware Supreme Court, 2010-2011

    Intern to The Honorable Donald F. Parsons, Jr., Delaware Court of Chancery, 2008

    ADMISSIONS TO PRACTICE

    Delaware, 2010

    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2014

    U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 2011

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006

    PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

    American Bar Association

    Delaware State Bar Association

    mnat.com | 1201 North Market Street, 16th Floor | P.O. Box 1347 | Wilmington, DE 19899-1347

    JENNIFER YING

    ASSOCIATE Intellectual Property Litigation Group

    (302) 351-9243 T

    (302) 225-2570 F

    [email protected]

    http://www.mnat.com/

  • The Current State of Capital Punishment in Delaware

    The Honorable Paul R. WallaceJudge, Superior Court

  • HONORABLE PAUL R. WALLACE

    Paul R. Wallace was appointed to the Superior Court of Delaware by Governor Jack

    A. Markell and began serving in January 2013.

    Judge Wallace received his undergraduate degree from University of Maryland and

    his Juris Doctorate degree from the Columbus School of Law of the Catholic

    University of America. He is admitted to the Delaware and Pennsylvania Bars and

    is a member of the Bars of the United States District Court for the District of

    Delaware, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of

    Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

    Before taking the bench, Judge Wallace served for more than two decades with

    Delaware’s Department of Justice, handling cases at every level, state and federal,

    trial and appellate. Judge Wallace served as Delaware’s Chief of Appeals from 2008

    until his appointment to the Superior Court. In that role, he was the State’s principal

    courtroom advocate before the Delaware Supreme Court and the federal appellate

    courts.

    Prior to taking up a full-time appellate practice, Judge Wallace served as the Chief

    Prosecutor for New Castle County and was a trial prosecutor handling a wide variety

    of criminal matters. During his tenure with the Department of Justice, he also served

    as legislative counsel to the Attorney General.

    Judge Wallace is past chair of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Criminal Law

    Section, a past member of the Delaware Supreme Court’s Permanent Advisory

    Committee on the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct, and a current

    member of the Court’s Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Uniform

    Rules of Evidence, the American Bar Association, the American College of Business

    Court Judges, and the American Inns of Court. In addition to his adjunct duties at

    Widener University School of Law, Judge Wallace is also a regular speaker and

    author for local, state, and national educational institutions, professional

    associations, and publications; his works focus primarily on matters relating to

    criminal law and procedure, trial advocacy, and ethics.

    In 2012, Judge Wallace was awarded the National Appellate Advocacy Award by

    the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation.

    Judge Wallace was a presiding judge on Superior Court’s Asbestos Docket for two

    years. He joined the judges’ panel of the Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation

    Division in 2015.

  • 1

    DELAWARE DEATH PENALTY

    DSBA Office & Trial Practice Seminar

    October 28, 2016

    DELAWARE BY THE NOS.

    Population - 45th in the US (897, 943)

    Area - 49th in the US (2,490 sq. mi.)

    Counties - 50th in the US (3)

    Statehood - 1st in the US (Dec. 17, 1787)

    Execution Rate –

    3rd in the US (0.167)

    Colonial Delaware - 1911

    Capital punishment is

    mandatory penalty for

    specified crimes.

  • 2

    1911

    Delaware’s First Mercy Statute

    Only permitted a mercy recommendation for

    certain rape convictions:

    “. . . shall be deemed guilty of [a] felony and shall

    suffer death; provided, however, that if the jury at

    the time of rendering their verdict, shall

    recommend the defendant to mercy, the court may,

    if it seems proper to do so, impose the sentence of

    life imprisonment instead of death.”

    1911

    Delaware’s First Mercy Statute

    Only permitted a mercy recommendation for

    certain rape convictions:

    “. . . shall be deemed guilty of [a] felony and shall

    suffer death; provided, however, that if the jury at

    the time of rendering their verdict, shall

    recommend the defendant to mercy, the court may,

    if it seems proper to do so, impose the sentence of

    life imprisonment instead of death.”

    1917

    Delaware extends Mercy Statute.

    In any capital case jury could recommend

    mercy.

    Court then had discretion to impose life

    instead of death.

  • 3

    1958

    Delaware abolishes capital punishment.

    It is the second state to do so in the 20th

    century.

    1961

    Delaware legislature reinstates capital

    punishment.

    But only for first degree murder.

    Also reinstates the Mercy Statute in the same

    form.

    1961-1972

    Delaware’s Mercy Statute:

    “That in all cases where the penalty for crime

    prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware

    is death, if the jury shall, at the time of

    rendering their verdict, recommend the

    defendant to the mercy of the Court, the Court,

    may, if it seems proper to do so, impose the

    sentence of life imprisonment instead of death.”

  • 4

    1972

    Furman v. Georgia

    Holds death penalty, as then administered in the

    United States, violated the Eighth Amendment’s

    ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

    Invalidates all then-existing state death penalty

    regimes.

    1961-1972

    Delaware’s Mercy Statute:

    “That in all cases where the penalty for crime

    prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware

    is death, if the jury shall, at the time of

    rendering their verdict, recommend the

    defendant to the mercy of the Court, the Court,

    may, if it seems proper to do so, impose the

    sentence of life imprisonment instead of death.”

    1961-1972

    Delaware’s Mercy Statute:

    “That in all cases where the penalty for crime

    prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware

    is death, if the jury shall, at the time of

    rendering their verdict, recommend the

    defendant to the mercy of the Court, the Court,

    may, if it seems proper to do so, impose the

    sentence of life imprisonment instead of death.”

  • 5

    1973

    State v. Dickerson

    Holds that Delaware’s capital sentencing scheme

    is invalid under Furman.

    1974

    Delaware legislature quickly enacts a new

    capital punishment statute.

    As Furman forbade “the uncontrolled

    discretion of juries and judges in imposing the

    death penalty” new Delaware statute goes back

    to prescribing a mandatory death sentence for

    first degree murder.

    1976

    Woodson v. North Carolina

    Roberts v. Louisiana

    Mandatory capital sentencing schemes violate the

    Eighth Amendment.

    State v. Spence

    Delaware’s 1974 scheme invalid.

    Nine death sentences vacated.

  • 6

    1977

    Delaware enacts new law modeled after the

    Georgia capital sentencing statute upheld in

    Gregg v. Georgia.

    Bifurcated Trials

    Guilt decided in first phase.

    Punishment decided in separate sentencing hearing.

    New system allows for the presentation of

    aggravating and mitigating evidence at the penalty

    phase.

    Penalty Phase - 1977

    Jury could only sentence the defendant to death

    if:

    (1) Unanimously concluded that the prosecution had

    proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, the existence

    of at least one statutory aggravating circumstance.

    (2) Jury’s decision to sentence the defendant to death

    had to be unanimous and the jury’s sentence

    determination was binding on the judge.

    1978

    White v. State

    Delaware Supreme Court concludes the new

    regime satisfies the Eighth Amendment.

  • 7

    Aggravating Circumstances

    An “aggravating circumstance” is any factor relating to the

    crime or to the offender which tends to make the

    imposition of a penalty of death appropriate.

    Mitigating Circumstances

    It is within your province as the jury to determine the

    aggravating and mitigating circumstances which exist in

    this case and the weight they should be individually

    accorded.

    A “mitigating circumstance” is any factor relating to the

    crime or to the offender which tends to make the

    imposition of a penalty of death inappropriate.

    “Aggravating” & “Mitigating”

    1990 – Sanders v. State

    GBMI is a mitigator as a matter of law.

    Jury must be so instructed.

    1991 – In re State

    Victim impact evidence can be used.

    Broad language of statute requires admissibility of

    any relevant evidence.

  • 8

    “Aggravating” & “Mitigating”

    1992 – Dawson v. Delaware

    Unrelated First Amendment behavior can’t be used.

    2012 – Small v. State

    “[B]road definition [of “mitigating circumstance”]

    includes any evidence which shows that the

    defendant, although guilty, should not receive the

    death penalty.”

    1991

    Brooks Armored Car Verdict (October)

    68 DEL. LAWS c. 189 (Nov. 4, 1991)

    Unanimous jury not required.

    Jury’s recommendation by majority vote.

    Jury’s function purely advisory.

    Judge is ultimate sentencing authority.

    2002

    Ring v. Arizona (June 24, 2002)

    Holds that a statutory aggravating circumstance,

    which makes a defendant eligible for death

    sentence, is the “functional equivalent of an

    element of the offense” of capital murder.

    Must be found unanimously and beyond a

    reasonable doubt by the jury.

    73 DEL. LAWS c. 423 (July 22, 2002)

  • 9

    2003

    Garden v. State (January)

    Jury’s life recommendation must be given “great

    weight” and overturned only if no reasonable

    person could agree with a life sentence.

    Jury’s death recommendation could be

    overturned if judge concluded that aggravation

    did not outweigh mitigation.

    2003

    74 DEL. LAWS c. 174 (July 15, 2003)

    § 4209 (d)(1) – “The jury’s recommendation

    concerning whether the aggravating circumstances

    found to exist outweigh the mitigating

    circumstances found to exist shall be given such

    consideration as deemed appropriate by the Court.

    . . . The jury’s recommendation shall not be

    binding upon the Court.”

    2003

    74 DEL. LAWS c. 174 (July 15, 2003)

    § 4209 (d)(1) – “The jury’s recommendation

    concerning whether the aggravating circumstances

    found to exist outweigh the mitigating

    circumstances found to exist shall be given such

    consideration as deemed appropriate by the Court.

    . . . The jury’s recommendation shall not be

    binding upon the Court.”

  • 10

    2003

    74 DEL. LAWS c. 174 (July 15, 2003)

    § 4209 (d)(1) – “The jury’s recommendation

    concerning whether the aggravating circumstances

    found to exist outweigh the mitigating

    circumstances found to exist shall be given such

    consideration as deemed appropriate by the Court.

    . . . The jury’s recommendation shall not be

    binding upon the Court.”

    2015

    Only Alabama, Delaware and Florida

    permit the trial judge to override the jury

    SCOTUS may still take up the question of

    whether this is consistent with the “special

    procedural safeguards” required “‘to minimize

    the risk of wholly arbitrary and capricious

    action’ in imposing the death penalty.”

    2016

    Hurst v. Florida (Jan. 12, 2016)

    SCOTUS does find Florida’s death penalty statute

    to be constitutionally deficient because it did not

    comply with the Ring requirement of a jury finding

    of a statutory aggravating circumstance.

  • 11

    2016

    Rauf v. State (Aug. 2, 2016)

    Delaware Supreme Court finds Delaware’s death

    penalty statute to be constitutionally deficient

    because, it is “the majority’s collective view that

    Delaware’s current death penalty statute violates

    the Sixth Amendment role of the jury as set forth

    in Hurst.”

  • Rauf v. State, --- A.3d ---- (2016)

    © 2016 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 1

    2016 WL 4224252 Only the Westlaw citation is currently

    available.

    NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PERMANENT LAW REPORTS. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO

    REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL.

    Supreme Court of Delaware.

    Benjamin Rauf, Defendant–Appellant,

    v. State of Delaware, Plaintiff–Appellee.

    No. 39, 2016 |

    Submitted: June 15, 2016 |

    Decided: August 2, 2016

    Synopsis

    Background: In prosecution for first-degree

    intentional murder, first-degree felony

    murder, and other offenses, after State

    announced its intention to seek the death

    penalty if defendant was convicted of either

    of the murder counts, the Superior Court,

    Paul R. Wallace, J., certified questions of

    law.

    Holdings: The Supreme Court held that:

    [1]

    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    unconstitutionally allows a judge to find an

    aggravating circumstance for the weighing

    phase;

    [2]

    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    unconstitutionally fails to require jury

    unanimity regarding an aggravating

    circumstance for the weighing phase,

    overruling State v. Cohen, 604 A.2d 846;

    [3]

    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    unconstitutionally allows a judge rather than

    the jury to weigh aggravating and mitigating

    circumstances, overruling Brice v. State, 815

    A.2d 314, Swan v. State, 28 A.3d 362, Ortiz

    v. State, 869 A.2d 285, Reyes v. State, 819

    A.2d 305, and Norcross v. State, 816 A.2d

    757;

    [4]

    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    unconstitutionally fails to require the finding

    that aggravating circumstances outweigh

    mitigating circumstances to be made beyond

    a reasonable doubt; and

    [5]

    the unconstitutional procedures in the

    statute could not be severed.

    Certified questions answered.

    Strine, C.J., filed a concurring opinion, in

    which Holland and Seitz, JJ., joined.

    Holland, J., filed a concurring opinion, in

    which Strine, C.J., and Seitz, J., joined.

    Valihura, J., filed an opinion concurring in

    part and dissenting in part.

    Vaughn, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

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    West Headnotes (6)

    [1]

    Jury Statutory provisions

    Sentencing and Punishment Procedure

    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    violates the Sixth Amendment by

    allowing a sentencing judge in a

    capital jury proceeding, independent

    of the jury, to find the existence of

    an aggravating circumstance,

    statutory or non-statutory, that has

    been alleged by the State for

    weighing in the selection phase of

    the capital sentencing proceeding.

    U.S. Const. Amend. 6; 11 Del. C. §

    4209(d)(1).

    Cases that cite this headnote

    [2]

    Jury Statutory provisions

    Sentencing and Punishment Procedure

    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    violates the Sixth Amendment by

    failing to require unanimity for the

    jury’s finding, beyond a reasonable

    doubt, of an aggravating

    circumstance, statutory or

    non-statutory, that has been alleged

    by the State for weighing in the

    selection phase of the capital

    sentencing proceeding; overruling

    State v. Cohen, 604 A.2d 846. U.S.

    Const. Amend. 6; 11 Del. C §

    4209(c)(3)(b)(2).

    Cases that cite this headnote

    [3]

    Jury Statutory provisions

    Sentencing and Punishment Procedure

    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    violates the Sixth Amendment by

    failing to require the jury, rather than

    the sentencing judge, to make the

    critical finding that the aggravating

    circumstances outweigh the

    mitigating circumstances; overruling

    Brice v. State, 815 A.2d 314, Swan

    v. State, 28 A.3d 362, Ortiz v. State,

    869 A.2d 285, Reyes v. State, 819

    A.2d 305, and Norcross v. State, 816

    A.2d 757. U.S. Const. Amend. 6; 11

    Del. C § 4209.

    Cases that cite this headnote

    [4]

    Jury Statutory provisions

    Sentencing and Punishment Procedure

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    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    violates the Sixth Amendment by

    allowing a finding by a

    preponderance of the evidence,

    rather than beyond a reasonable

    doubt, that the aggravating

    circumstances outweigh the

    mitigating circumstances. U.S.

    Const. Amend. 6; 11 Del. C § 4209.

    Cases that cite this headnote

    [5]

    Statutes Criminal justice

    The unconstitutional procedures in

    Delaware’s capital sentencing statute

    could not be severed from the

    remainder of the statute, because the

    respective roles of the judge and jury

    were so complicated under the

    statute and the court was unable to

    discern a method by which to parse

    the statute so as to preserve it, and

    thus, the entire statute was

    unconstitutional. U.S. Const.

    Amend. 6; 11 Del. C § 4209.

    Cases that cite this headnote

    [6]

    Jury Death penalty

    Sentencing and Punishment Unanimity

    The Sixth Amendment right to a jury

    trial extends to all phases of a death

    penalty case, and specifically to the

    ultimate sentencing determination of

    whether a defendant should live or

    die, and although states may give

    judges a role in tempering the

    harshness of a jury or in ensuring

    proportionality, they may not

    execute a defendant unless a jury has

    unanimously recommended that the

    defendant should suffer that fate.

    (Per Strine, C.J., for a majority of the

    court.) U.S. Const. Amend. 6.

    Cases that cite this headnote

    West Codenotes

    Held Unconstitutional

    11 Del. C. § 4209

    Certification of questions of law from the

    Superior Court. Questions answered. Cr. ID

    No. 1509009858

    Attorneys and Law Firms

    Santino Ceccotti, Esquire (Argued ), Ross

    A. Flockerzie, Esquire, David C. Skoranski,

    Esquire, Office of the Public Defender,

    Wilmington, Delaware for Appellant.

    Elizabeth R. McFarlan, Esquire, John R.

    Williams, Esquire, Sean P. Lugg, Esquire

    (Argued ), Delaware Department of Justice,

    Wilmington, Delaware for Appellee.

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