Title: Brown v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
PATRICK L. BROWN,
Defendant Below-
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF DELAWARE,
Plaintiff Below-
Appellee.
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§  No. 81, 2002
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§  Court Below—Superior Court
§  of the State of Delaware,
§  in and for Sussex County
§  Cr. ID No. 9605005835
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Submitted: April 15, 2002
  Decided:
May 20, 2002
Before WALSH, HOLLAND, and BERGER, Justices.
O R D E R
This 20th day of May 2002, upon consideration of the appellant’s
opening brief, the State’s motion to affirm, and the record below, it appears
to the Court that:
(1)
The defendant-appellant, Patrick L. Brown, was convicted by a
Superior Court jury in 1997 of attempted first degree robbery, first degree
burglary, second degree assault, four counts of possession of a firearm
during the commission of a felony, four counts of second degree conspiracy,
and disorderly conduct. The Superior Court sentenced Brown to a total
period of sixteen years and thirty days at Level V incarceration followed by
ten years of decreasing levels of supervision.  His convictions and sentences
2
were affirmed on direct appeal.1  In October 2001, Brown filed a petition for
postconviction relief and asserted twenty-four grounds for relief.  The
Superior Court denied Brown’s petition.  This appeal ensued.
(2)
Having carefully considered the parties’ respective positions,
we find it manifest on the face of the opening brief that the appeal is without
merit and that the judgment of the Superior Court should be affirmed on the
basis of the Superior Court’s well-reasoned decision dated January 28, 2002.
The Superior Court did not err in concluding that Brown’s claims lacked
merit.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the
Superior Court is AFFIRMED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Randy J. Holland
Justice
                                                
1 Brown v. State, 729 A.2d 259 (Del. 1999).