Title: Pope v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JAMEL S. POPE, 
 
 
Defendant Below- 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Plaintiff Below- 
Appellee. 
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§  No. 606, 2006 
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§  Court Below—Superior Court 
§  of the State of Delaware, 
§  in and for New Castle County 
§  Cr. ID 0107019641 
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Submitted: March 9, 2007 
 
 
 
 
  Decided: May 14, 2007 
 
Before HOLLAND, BERGER, and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
This 14th day of May 2007, after careful consideration of the parties’ 
briefs and the record on appeal, we find it manifest that the judgment of the 
Superior Court, which denied Pope’s “Motion to Vacate Unlawful 
Sentence,” should be affirmed. Despite Pope’s contention to the contrary, his 
subsequent ineligibility to participate in the Key Program due to a New York 
detainer does not render his March 2002 sentence illegal.*  Moreover, Pope’s 
contention that his sentence was imposed in an illegal manner clearly was 
time-barred by the 90-day limitations period of Superior Court Criminal 
Rule 35(b). 
                                                 
* Walker v. State, 2004 WL 2050316 (Del. Sept. 7, 2004). 
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the 
Superior Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Carolyn Berger 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice