District Court, D. Maryland April 24, 2009, Criminal RWT-07-0199 (United States v. Davis)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROGER W. TITUS, District Judge.

Part 1: Introduction

The defendant, Earl Whittley Davis, has been indicted for a number of federal crimes relating to the robbery and murder of Jason Schwindler on August 4, 2004. The charge of murder by use of a firearm in furtherance of a Hobbs Act robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(j) is a death-eligible offense.