Case Title: Corbin v. State

Citation: 

Docket Number: 288, 2001

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2002-04-15T00:00:00Z

Document:
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
FREEMAN L. CORBIN,
Defendant Below-
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF DELAWARE,
Plaintiff Below-
Appellee.
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§  No. 288, 2001
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§  Court BelowCSuperior Court
§  of the State of Delaware,
§  in and for New Castle County
§  Cr.A. No. IN96-06-0166
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Submitted: March 1, 2002
  Decided:
April 15, 2002
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, and HOLLAND, Justices.
O R D E R
This 15th day of April 2002, upon consideration of the parties= briefs, the
Superior Court’s Report Upon Remand, the parties’ respective supplemental
submissions, and the record below, it appears to the Court that:
(1)
On November 15, 2001, we remanded this appeal to the Superior
Court for a factfinding hearing to determine if the appellant, Freeman Corbin,
is legally entitled to credit for time previously served on his sentence.  After
holding a hearing, the Superior Court issued an order modifying Corbin’s
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sentence to provide him with a total of 22 months and 11 days credit for time
served.
(2)
Neither the State nor Corbin challenge the Superior Court’s
sentence modification.  Nonetheless, in his supplemental submission, Corbin
continues to allege that the Superior Court improperly sentenced him on
December 7, 2000.  We have reviewed the record carefully and find no merit
to Corbin’s contention.  The Superior Court properly rejected Corbin’s
contention on the ground that the Superior Court, in sentencing Corbin for a
violation of probation, could reimpose any sentence that might originally have
been imposed.  Accordingly, we find this matter should be affirmed on the basis
of the Superior Court’s well-reasoned decision on remand dated December 19,
2001.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the
Superior Court is AFFIRMED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ E. Norman Veasey 
Chief Justice