two men who were condemned to die nearly a decade ago for the 1995...

two men who were condemned to die nearly a decade ago for the 1995 execution-style slaying of a department store guard were given the death sentence again today. Michael R. Manley and David D. Stevenson were silent as Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy handed down the sentence.
The 31-year-old men were convicted of 1at-degree murder in the slaying of 25-year-old Kristopher Heath, who was about to testify against Stevenson in a theft case. Manley shot Heath at Stevenson's direction to prevent him from testifying in the theft case.
Manley and Stevenson originally received a death sentenced in 1997 after a jury recommended execution. But the Delaware Supreme Court dismissed that sentence on May 31, 2001 (see) after finding that the original judge had a conflict. In December, however, a new jury again recommended death for the pair, voting 11-1 that Manley be put to death and 10-2 that Stevenson be executed.
In 1996, the jury recommended death by a vote of 7-5 for Manley and 8-4 for Stevenson.