Title: Murray v. State

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
JONATHAN MURRAY, 
(a/k/a Yah-Ya Mandelaka) 
 
Petitioner Below, 
Appellant, 
 
v. 
 
STATE OF DELAWARE, 
 
Appellee. 
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§    No. 69, 2022 
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§    Court Below—Superior Court 
§    of the State of Delaware 
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§    Cr. ID No. 30700321DI  
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Submitted:   June 9, 2022 
Decided:  July 22, 2022 
 
Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
 
ORDER 
 
After careful consideration of the appellant’s opening brief, the State’s motion 
to affirm, and the record on appeal, we find it evident that the judgment of the 
Superior Court should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons assigned in its 
order dated February 9, 2022, denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.  The 
record reflects that the appellant, Jonathan Murray, was indicted on February 18, 
1987, on charges of first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, and three counts 
of first-degree unlawful sexual intercourse.1  The February 18, 1987 indictment 
included, as to each of the sexual-offense counts, the allegation that Murray “did 
 
1 State v. Murray, Crim. ID No. 30700321DI, Docket Entry No. 1 (Del. Super. Ct. filed Feb. 18, 
1987). 
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display what appeared to be a deadly weapon.”2  Moreover, the record does not 
reflect, as Murray contends, that he was reindicted on March 3, 1987, or that the 
allegation that he displayed a deadly weapon was added after February 18, 1987. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Affirm is 
GRANTED and the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/  James T. Vaughn, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice 
 
2 Id.